10964 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 46 / Monday, March 10, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/

RHYP 97–1]

Runaway and Homeless Youth

Program (RHYP): Fiscal Year (FY) 1997

Final Program Priorities, Availability of

Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year

1997, and Request for Applications for

FY 1997 and FY 1998

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services

Bureau (FYSB), Administration on

Children, Youth and Families (ACYF),

ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Fiscal Year 1997 Final

Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY)

Program Priorities, announcement of

availability of financial assistance, and

request for applications for the FY 1997

Basic Center Program for Runaway and

Homeless Youth (BCP), FY 1997 Street

Outreach Program (SOP), and the

Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth (TLP) for FY 1998.

SUMMARY: The Family and Youth

Services Bureau of the Administration

on Children, Youth and Families is

publishing final program priorities and

announcing the availability of funds for:

1. The Basic Center Program for

Runaway and Homeless Youth. The

purpose of the Basic Center Program is

to provide financial assistance to

establish or strengthen locallycontrolled centers that address the

immediate needs (outreach, temporary

shelter, food, clothing, counseling,

aftercare, and related services) of

runaway and homeless youth and their

families.

2. The Street Outreach Program. The

purpose of the Street Outreach Program

is to provide financial assistance to

prevent sexual abuse and exploitation of

runaway, homeless and street youth.

Street-based outreach and education

services, including treatment,

counseling, and the provision of

information and referral assistance are

allowable services under this program.

3. Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth. The overall purpose of

the Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth is to support programs

which assist older homeless youth in

making a successful transition to selfsufficient living and to prevent longterm dependency on social services.

DATES: The deadlines for RECEIPT by

DHHS of applications for new grants

under this announcement are as follows:

Programs Closing dates

BCP ....................................... May 2, 1997.

SOP ....................................... May 16, 1997.

TLP ........................................ May 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Mailed applications shall be

considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are received on or

before the DEADLINE date and time at

the: U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Division of

Discretionary Grants, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW., Mail Stop 6C–462,

Washington, DC 20447. Attention: Basic

Center Program for Runaway and

Homeless Youth, Street Outreach

Program or Transitional Living Program

for Homeless Youth.

Applicants are responsible for mailing

applications well in advance, when

using all mail services, to ensure that

the applications are received on or

before the deadline time and date.

Applications received after 4:30 p.m.

(Eastern Time Zone) on the closing date

will be classified as late. Postmarks and

other similar documents do not

establish receipt of an application.

Applications handcarried by

applicants, applicant couriers, or by

overnight/express mail couriers shall be

considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are received on or

before the receipt date, between the

hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (EST), at

the: U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Division of

Discretionary Grants, ACF Mailroom,

2nd Floor Loading Dock, Aerospace

Center, 901 D Street, SW., Washington,

DC. 20024 between Monday and Friday

(excluding Federal Holidays).

(Applicants are cautioned that express/

overnight mail services do not always

deliver as agreed.) ACF cannot

accommodate transmission of

applications by fax. Therefore,

applications faxed to ACF will not be

accepted regardless of date or time of

submission and time of receipt.

Envelopes containing applications must

clearly indicate the specific program

that the application is addressing: Basic

Center Program (BCP), Street Outreach

Program (SOP) or Transitional Living

Program for Homeless Youth (TLP).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families, Family and Youth Services

Bureau, PO Box 1182, Washington, DC

20013; Telephone: 1–800–351–2293.

You may also locate a copy of this

program announcement on the FYSB

website at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/

programs/FYSB on the FYSB homepage

under Policy and Announcements.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grant

awards of FY 1997 funds will be made

by September 30, 1997 for the Basic

Center and the Street Outreach Program.

Subject to the availability of resources

in FY 1998 and the number of

acceptable applications received as a

result of this program announcement,

the Federal government may elect to

select recipients for new FY 1998 SOP

grant awards out of the pool of Street

Outreach Program applications

submitted under this program

announcement. Transitional Living

Program awards under this

announcement will be made after

October 1, 1997 with FY 1998 funds.

This single announcement for the

three programs has been developed in

order to save the field and the Federal

government significant resources. Also,

the single announcement provides the

field with the application due dates for

each program, providing interested

agencies the means to forecast the

workload and resources needed to apply

for these grants. Potential applicants

should note that separate applications

must be submitted for each program

applied for.

This announcement contains all the

necessary information and application

materials to apply for funds under these

three grant programs. The estimated

funds available for new starts and the

approximate number of new grants that

have been or are to be awarded under

this program announcement are as

follows:

Program Fiscal year

New

start

funds

available

(million)

Number

of new

grants

BCP ......... FY 1997 ... $14.2 150

SOP ......... FY 1997 ... 4.4 50

TLP .......... FY 1998 ... 7.3 40

In addition to the competitive new

start grants, the Administration on

Children, Youth and Families

anticipates providing FY 1997 noncompetitive, continuation funds to

current grantees as follows:

Program

Continuation

funds

available

(million)

Number

of continuation

grants

BCP ............................... $25.1 300

SOP ............................... 3.0 33

TLP ................................ 6.6 36

Grantees eligible for these

continuation grants will receive letters

to that effect from the appropriate
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Regional grants management offices and

should not submit their continuation

applications in response to this

announcement. Only applications for

new grants are solicited through this

announcement.

This program announcement consists

of six parts. Part I provides general

information for potential applicants

who wish to apply to operate programs

serving runaway and homeless youth.

Part II contains the evaluation criteria

against which all applications will be

competitively reviewed, evaluated and

rated. Part III contains specific

information necessary to apply for funds

under each of the three programs. Part

IV describes the application process.

Part V provides instructions on the

assembly and submission of

applications. Part VI contains

appendices to be consulted in

preparation of applications. All forms

needed to prepare applications for the

two programs are found in Part VI,

Appendix I, of this announcement.

The following outline is provided to

assist in the review of this Federal

Register announcement:

Part I: General Information

A. Background on Runaway and Homeless

Youth

B. Legislative Authority

C. Purpose, Goals and Objectives of the

Federal Runaway and Homeless Youth

Grant Programs

1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and

Homeless Youth

2. Street Outreach Program for Runaway

and Homeless Youth

3. Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth

D. Definitions

E. Final Priorities

1. Public Comments

2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year

1997

a. Basic Center Program Grants

b. Street Outreach Program Grants

c. Transitional Living Program Grants

d. National Communications System

e. Support Services for Runaway and

Homeless Youth Programs

(1) Training and Technical Assistance

(2) National Clearinghouse on Families and

Youth

(3) Runaway and Homeless Youth

Management Information System

(RHYMIS)

(4) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs

f. Research and Demonstration Initiatives

(1) Improved Access to Services and

Supports for Youth With Developmental

Disabilities

(2) Analysis, Synthesis, and Interpretation

of New Information Concerning

Runaway and Homeless Youth

g. Comprehensive Youth Development

Approach

h. Priorities for Administrative Changes

F. Eligible Applicants

G. Availability of Competitive New Start

Funds

1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and

Homeless Youth

2. Street Outreach Program for Runaway

and Homeless Youth

3. Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth

H. Duration of Projects

I. Maximum Federal Share and Grantee Share

of the Projects

Part II: Evaluation Criteria

Part III: Program Areas

A. Basic Center Program for Runaway and

Homeless Youth

B. Street Outreach Program for Runaway and

Homeless Youth

C. Transitional Living Program for Homeless

Youth

Part IV: Application Process

A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees

B. Application Requirements

C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

D. Notification Under Executive Order 12372

E. Availability of Forms and Other Materials

F. Application Consideration

Part V: Application Content, Instructions,

Assembly and Submission

Part VI: Appendices

A. Basic Center Program Performance

Standards

B. National Runaway Switchboard (National

Communications System)

C. National Clearinghouse on Families and

Youth

D. Runaway and Homeless Youth

Continuation Grantees

1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and

Homeless Youth

2. Street Outreach Program for Runaway

and Homeless Youth

3. Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth

E. Administration for Children and Families

Regional Office Youth Contacts

F. Training and Technical Assistance

Providers

G. OMB State Single Points of Contact Listing

H. Basic Center Program Allocations by State

I. Forms and Instructions

Part I. General Information

A. Background on Runaway and

Homeless Youth

The Family and Youth Services

Bureau (FYSB), within the

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families (ACYF), administers programs

that support services to an adolescent

population of runaway and homeless

youth. Estimates of this population vary

from 500,000 to 1,300,000 million.

Many of these youth have left home to

escape abusive situations, or because

their parents could not meet their basic

needs for food, shelter and a safe

supportive environment. Many live on

the streets.

While living on the streets or away

from home without parental

supervision, these youth are highly

vulnerable. They may become victims of

street violence, may be exploited by

dealers of illegal drugs, or may become

members of gangs who provide

protection and a sense of extended

family. Usually lacking marketable

skills, they may be drawn into

shoplifting, prostitution, or dealing

drugs in order to earn money for food,

clothing, and other daily expenses.

Without a fixed address or regular place

to sleep, they often drop out of school,

forfeiting their opportunities to learn

and to become independent, selfsufficient, contributing members of

society. As street people, they may try

to survive with little or no contact with

medical professionals, the result being

that health problems may go untreated

and may worsen. Without the support of

family, schools, and other community

institutions, they may not acquire the

personal values and work skills that will

enable them to enter or advance in the

world of work at other than the most

minimal levels. Finally, as street people,

they may create substantial law

enforcement problems, endangering

both themselves and the communities in

which they are located. All these

problems, real and potential, call for a

comprehensive, nationwide,

community-based program to address

the needs of runaway and homeless

youth.

B. Legislative Authority

Grants for the Basic Center Program

for Runaway and Homeless Youth are

authorized by Part A of the Runaway

and Homeless Youth Act (RHY Act), 42

U.S.C. 5701 et seq. Grants for the

Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth are authorized under

Part B of the Runaway and Homeless

Youth Act. Part B was established in

1988 as part of Public Law 100–690. The

RHY Act was enacted as Title III of the

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–415),

and amended by the Juvenile Justice

Amendments of 1977 (Pub. L. 95–115),

the Juvenile Justice Amendments of

1980 (Pub. L.96–509), the Juvenile

Justice Amendments of 1984 (Pub. L.

98–473), and the Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention Act

Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–586).

Grants for coordinating, training and

technical assistance, research,

demonstration, evaluation and service

projects are authorized under Part D of

the RHY Act.

Grants for the Street Outreach

Program are authorized by the Violent

Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–322, Sec.

40155) which amended Part A of the

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42

USC 5711 et seq.) by creating Section
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316, Grants for Prevention of Sexual

Abuse and Exploitation.

Information collection requirements

made in this announcement are covered

under OMB Control Number 0970–0139.

C. Purpose, Goals and Objectives of the

Federal Runaway and Homeless Youth

Grant Programs

1. Basic Center Program for Runaway

and Homeless Youth

The overall purpose of the BCP is to

provide financial assistance to establish

or strengthen community-based centers

that address the immediate needs

(outreach, temporary shelter, food,

clothing, counseling, aftercare, and

related services) of runaway and

homeless youth and their families.

Services supported by this program are

to be outside the law enforcement, the

child welfare, the mental health, and the

juvenile justice systems. The program

goals and objectives of Part A of the

RHY Act are to:

a. Alleviate problems of runaway and

homeless youth,

b. Reunite youth with their families

and encourage the resolution of

intrafamily problems through

counseling and other services,

c. Strengthen family relationships and

encourage stable living conditions for

youth, and

d. Help youth decide upon

constructive courses of action.

2. Street Outreach Program for Runaway

and Homeless Youth

The overall purpose of SOP is to

provide education and prevention

services to reduce the incidence of

sexual abuse of runaway, homeless, and

street youth. This program is designed

to support services for youth who are

living on the street or in other unsafe

environments and are at-risk of sexual

abuse and/or exploitation.

3. Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth

The overall purpose of TLP for

homeless youth is to establish and

operate transitional living projects for

homeless youth. This program is

structured to help older, homeless youth

achieve self-sufficiency and avoid longterm dependency on social services.

Transitional living projects provide

shelter, skills training, and support

services to homeless youth ages 16

through 21 for a continuous period not

exceeding 18 months.

Transitional Living Program funds are

to be used for the purpose of enhancing

the capacities of youth-serving agencies

in local communities to effectively

address the service needs of homeless,

older adolescents and young adults.

Goals, objectives and activities that may

be maintained, improved and/or

expanded through a TLP grant must

include, but are not necessarily limited

to:

• Providing stable, safe living

accommodations while a homeless

youth is a program participant;

• Providing the services necessary to

assist homeless youth in developing

both the skills and personal

characteristics needed to enable them to

live independently;

• Providing education, information

and counseling aimed at preventing,

treating and reducing substance abuse

among homeless youth;

• Providing homeless youth with

appropriate referrals and access to

medical and mental health treatment;

and

• Providing the services and referrals

necessary to assist youth in preparing

for and obtaining employment.

Specifics regarding grant awards in

each of these three programs are found

in Part III, Sections A, B and C, of this

announcement.

D. Definitions

1. The term ‘‘homeless youth’’ is

defined differently for different

programs.

Under Part A of the RHY Act, which

authorizes the BCP, the term ‘‘homeless

youth’’ means a person under 18 years

of age who is in need of services and

without a place of shelter where he or

she receives supervision and care. This

definition applies to all Basic Center

projects and can be found in 45 CFR

1351.1(f).

Under Part B of the RHY Act, which

authorizes the TLP, ‘‘homeless youth’’

means an individual who is not less

than 16 years of age and not more than

21 years of age; for whom it is not

possible to live in a safe environment

with a relative; and who has no other

safe alternative living arrangement. This

definition applies to all Transitional

Living programs and can be found in

section 321(b)(1) of the RHY Act.

2. The term public agency means any

State, unit of local government,

combination of such States or units, or

any agency, department, or

instrumentality of any of the foregoing.

This definition applies to all runaway

and homeless youth programs funded

under this announcement.

3. The term runaway youth means a

person under 18 years of age who

absents himself or herself from home or

place of legal residence without the

permission of parents or legal guardian.

This definition applies to all Basic

Center program grantees and can be

found in 45 CFR 1351.1(k).

4. The term shelter includes host

homes, group homes and supervised

apartments. This definition applies to

all RHY program grantees and is

referenced in Section 322(1) of the RHY

Act. As currently understood in the

field:

Host homes are facilities providing

shelter, usually in the home of a family,

under contract to accept runaway and/

or homeless youth assigned by the BCP

service provider, and are licensed

according to State or local laws.

Group homes are single-site

residential facilities designed to house

BCP clients who may be new to the

program or may require a higher level of

supervision. These dwellings operate in

accordance with State or local housing

codes and licensure.

A supervised apartment is a single

unit dwelling or multiple unit

apartment house operated under the

auspices of the TLP service provider for

the purpose of housing program

participants.

5. The term State means any State of

the United States, the District of

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,

American Samoa, and the

Commonwealth of the Northern

Marianas. This definition applies to the

Basic Center Program and the

Transitional Living Program and can be

found in section 3601(10) of the AntiDrug Abuse Act, incorporating by

reference section 103(7) of the Juvenile

Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

of 1974, as amended.

6. The term street-based outreach and

education includes education and

prevention efforts directed at youth that

are victims of offenses committed by

offenders who are not known to the

victim as well as offenders who are

known to the victim.

7. The term street youth means a

juvenile who spends a significant

amount of time on the street or in other

areas of exposure to encounters that

may lead to sexual abuse.

8. The term temporary shelter means

the provision of short-term (maximum

of 15 days) room and board and core

crisis intervention services on a 24 hour

basis. This definition applies to all Basic

Center Program grantees and can be

found in 45 CFR 1351.1(o).

9. The term transitional living youth

project means a project that provides

shelter and services designed to

promote transition to self-sufficient

living and to prevent long-term

dependency on social services. This

definition applies to all TLP program
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grantees and is found in section

321(b)(2) of the RHY Act.

E. Final Priorities

Section 364 of the Runaway and

Homeless Youth Act (RHY Act) requires

the Department to publish annually for

public comment a proposed plan

specifying priorities the Department

will follow in awarding grants and

contracts under the RHY Act. The

proposed plan for FY 1997 was

published in the Federal Register on

Thursday, December 19, 1997, and

requested comments and

recommendations from the field.

1. Public Comments

The Family and Youth Services

Bureau (FYSB) usually receives

approximately 20 written responses

from a number of sources, principally

Runaway and Homeless Youth Program

grantees. The responses are generally

supportive.

To the extent feasible, ACYF takes

these and all other public comments

into account when preparing the final

priorities.

2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal

Year 1997

The Department will award new and

continuation grants for provision of

Basic Center, Street Outreach and

Transitional Living services.

The Department will also award

continuation funding to the National

Communications System, to the ten

Regional Training and Technical

Assistance providers, and to a number

of related program support activities.

The Final Program Priorities continue

to support and emphasize a

comprehensive youth development

approach to services to youth and their

families.

a. Basic Center Program Grants

Approximately 450 Basic Center

grants, of which about 150 will be

competitive new starts and 300 will be

non-competitive continuations, will be

funded in FY 1997.

Section 385(a)(2) of the Act requires

that 90 percent of the funds

appropriated under Part A (The

Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant

Program) be used to establish and

strengthen runaway and homeless youth

Basic Centers. Total funding under Part

A of the Act for FY 1997 is expected to

be approximately $43.6 million. This

sum triggers the provision in the Act

calling for a minimum award of

$100,000 to each State, the District of

Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and a

minimum award of $45,000 to each of

the four insular areas: the Virgin

Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and

the Commonwealth of the Northern

Marianas.

b. Street Outreach Program Grants

In FY 1997, approximately $4.4

million will be used to fund new Street

Outreach Program grants and $3.0

million will be used to fund noncompetitive continuation Street

Outreach Program grants.

c. Transitional Living Program Grants

In FY 1997, approximately $7.3

million has been used to fund new TLP

grants and $6.6 million to fund TLP

continuation grants. In FY 1998, total

funding for TLP is expected to be

approximately $14.9 million.

Approximately $6.6 million will be

awarded for new grants and $7.3 million

will be awarded as continuation grants.

d. National Communications System

Part C, Section 331 of the Runaway

and Homeless Youth Act, as amended,

mandates support for a National

Communications System to assist

runaway and homeless youth in

communicating with their families and

with service providers. In FY 1994, a

five-year grant was awarded to the

National Runaway Switchboard, Inc., in

Chicago, Illinois, to operate the system.

Subject to the availability of funding,

non-competitive continuation funding

will be awarded to the grantee in FY

1997.

e. Support Services for Runaway and

Homeless Youth Programs

(1) Training and Technical Assistance

Part D, Section 342 of the Act

authorizes the Department to make

grants to statewide and regional

nonprofit organizations to provide

training and technical assistance

(T&TA) to organizations that are eligible

to receive service grants under the Act.

Eligible organizations include the Basic

Centers authorized under Part A of the

Act (The Runaway and Homeless Youth

Grant Program) and the service grantees

authorized under Part B of the Act (The

Transitional Living Grant Program). The

purpose of this T&TA is to strengthen

the programs and to enhance the

knowledge and skills of youth service

workers.

In FY 1994, the Family and Youth

Services Bureau awarded ten

Cooperative Agreements, one in each of

the ten Federal Regions, to provide

T&TA to agencies funded by the Family

and Youth Services Bureau to provide

services to runaway and homeless

youth. Each Cooperative Agreement is

unique, being based on the

characteristics and different T&TA

needs in the respective Regions. Each

has a five-year project period that will

expire in FY 1999.

Subject to availability of funds, noncompetitive continuation funding will

be awarded to the ten T&TA grantees in

FY 1997.

(2) National Clearinghouse on Families

and Youth

In June 1992, a five-year contract was

awarded by the Department to establish

and operate the National Clearinghouse

on Families and Youth. The purpose of

the Clearinghouse is to serve as a central

information point for professionals and

agencies involved in the development

and implementation of services to

runaway and homeless youth. To this

end, the Clearinghouse:

• Collects, evaluates and maintains

reports, materials and other products

regarding service provision to runaway

and homeless youth;

• Develops and disseminates reports

and bibliographies useful to the field;

• Identifies areas in which new or

additional reports, materials and

products are needed; and

• Carries out other activities designed

to provide the field with the information

needed to improve services to runaway

and homeless youth.

The contract with the National

Clearinghouse on Families and Youth

expires in Fiscal Year 1997. Subject to

availability of funds, a Request for

Proposals will be published and a new

contract will be awarded this Fiscal

Year to sustain the Clearinghouse

services.

(3) Runaway and Homeless Youth

Management Information System

(RHYMIS)

The Family and Youth Services

Bureau awarded a three-year contract,

which expires in Fiscal Year 1997, for

the development and implementation of

the Runaway and Homeless Youth

Management Information System

(RHYMIS) for FYSB programs. The data

generated by the system are used to

produce reports and information

regarding the programs, including

information for the required reports to

Congress. The RHYMIS also serves as a

management tool for FYSB and for

individual programs.

Subject to availability of funds, in

Fiscal Year 1997, a request for proposals

to maintain RHYMIS services will be

published and a new contract awarded.

(4) Monitoring Support for FYSB

Programs

The Family and Youth Services

Bureau uses a standardized,

comprehensive monitoring instrument
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and site visit protocols, including a prereview component for monitoring

runaway and homeless youth programs.

The Bureau awarded a three year

contract, which expires in Fiscal Year

1997, to provide logistical support for

the peer review monitoring process,

including nationwide distribution of the

monitoring instrument. The findings

from the monitoring visits are being

used by the Regional Offices and the T/

TA providers as a basis for their

activities.

Subject to the availability of funds, in

Fiscal Year 1997, a procurement to

sustain this activity will be published

and a new contract awarded.

f. Research and Demonstration

Initiatives

Section 315 of the Act authorizes the

Department to make grants to States,

localities, and private entities to carry

out research, demonstration, and service

projects designed to increase knowledge

concerning and to improve services for

runaway and homeless youth. These

activities serve to identify emerging

issues and to develop and test models

which address such issues.

(1) Improved Access to Services and

Supports for Youth With Developmental

Disabilities

The Family and Youth Services

Bureau and the Administration of

Developmental Disabilities are

collaborating to address the needs of

youth with developmental disabilities.

In 1995, a competitive review process

resulted in jointly funded grant awards

to three demonstration projects

designed to improve local coordination

of services to youth with developmental

disabilities.

Subject to the availability of funds,

non-competitive continuation funding

will be awarded to the three grantees in

Fiscal Year 1997.

(2) Analysis, Synthesis, and

Interpretation of New Information

Concerning Runaway and Homeless

Youth Programs

Over the past few years, considerable

new knowledge and information has

been developed concerning the runaway

and homeless youth programs

administered by FYSB, and concerning

the youth and families served. The main

sources of this new information are the

Runaway and Homeless Youth

Management Information System

(RHYMIS) and a number of evaluation

studies underway or recently

completed. The RHYMIS and the

evaluation studies contain descriptions

of FYSB’s grantee agencies, along with

detailed data on the youth and families

served.

A contract was awarded in Fiscal Year

1995 to analyze and synthesize this

valuable data and to explore program

and policy implications. Results from

this contract effort will be available in

Fiscal Year 1997.

g. Comprehensive Youth Development

Framework.

A youth development approach has

become central to all FYSB activities

and programs since 1995. In Fiscal Year

1995, a contract was awarded to develop

a youth development framework from a

theoretical perspective. This framework

is intended to enhance the capacity of

policy and program developers, program

managers, and youth services

professionals to develop service models

and approaches that will redirect youth

in high risk situations toward positive

pathways of development.

It is our hope and expectation that

this document will serve as a basis for

securing consensus on a working

definition of youth development and for

increasing awareness of the importance

and benefits of a youth development

perspective in serving youth.

The report from this contract will be

available later in Fiscal Year 1997 and

will receive wide distribution.

h. Priorities for Administrative Changes

To support the increased emphasis on

youth development, two management or

administrative changes will continue:

• Regional Offices have and will

continue to play a significant role in the

assessment of grant applications. This

role includes Regional staff involvement

(1) as chairpersons for peer review

panels and (2) in conduct of

administrative reviews of new start

applications that take into account

knowledge about the applicants’

experience, effectiveness, and potential

and of the geographic distribution of the

grantees in their respective States and

Regions. Final funding decisions will

remain the responsibility of the

Commissioner of the Administration on

Children, Youth and Families.

• Efforts will be continued to avoid

the problems of gaps in financial

support between the expiration of one

grant and the beginning of a new grant

for current grantees that are successful

in competition.

F. Eligible Applicants

The various legislative Acts that

authorize the runaway and homeless

youth programs addressed in this

Federal Register announcement identify

‘‘eligible applicants’’ differently.

Accordingly, refer to the definition of

eligible applicants appropriate to each

FYSB RHY program described in Part III

of this announcement. In addition

please refer to Part VI, Appendix D for

a listing of current grantees that are

NOT eligible to apply under each of the

grant programs.

Any non-profit organization

submitting an application must submit

proof of its non-profit status with its

application. Proof can include a copy of

the applicant’s listing in the Internal

Revenue Service’s (IRS) most recent list

of tax-exempt organizations described in

section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code, or a

copy of the currently valid IRS taxexemption certificate, or a copy of the

articles of incorporation bearing the seal

of the State in which the corporation or

association is domiciled.

G. Availability of Competitive New-Start

Funds

1. Basic Center Program for Runaway

and Homeless Youth

The Administration on Children,

Youth and Families expects to award

approximately $14.2 million for new

competitive, Basic Center Program

grants. In accordance with the RHY Act,

the funds will be divided among the

States in proportion to their respective

populations under the age of 18, with a

minimum award of $100,000 to each

State, the District of Columbia, and

Puerto Rico, and a minimum award of

$45,000 to each of the four insular areas:

Guam, American Samoa, the

Commonwealth of the Northern

Marianas and the Virgin Islands.

The funds available for both

continuations and new starts in each of

the States and insular areas is listed in

the Table of Allocations by State (Part

VI, Appendix H). In this Table, the

amounts shown in the column labeled

‘‘New Starts’’ are the amounts available

for competition in the respective States.

The number of new awards made

within each State will depend upon the

funds available (i.e., the State’s total

allotment less the amount required for

non-competing continuations), as well

as on the number of acceptable

applications. Therefore, where the

amount required for non-competing

continuations in any State equals the

State’s total allotment, no new awards

will be made.

All applicants under this

announcement will compete with other

applicants in the State in which their

services would be provided. In the event

that an insufficient number of

acceptable applications is approved for

funding from any State or jurisdiction,
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the Commissioner, ACYF, will

reallocate the unused funds.

Further information on the BCP

application requirements is presented in

Part III, Section A, and in Part IV.

2. Street Outreach Program for Runaway

and Homeless Youth

The Administration on Children,

Youth and Families expects to award

approximately $4.4 million for new

competitive Street Outreach Program

grants.

Further information on the SOP

application requirements is presented in

Part III, Section B, and in Part IV.

3. Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth

In FY 1998, the Administration on

Children, Youth and Families expects to

award approximately $7.3 million in

new competitive Transitional Living

Program grants.

Further information on the TLP

application requirements is presented in

Part III, Section C, and in Part IV.

H. Duration of Projects

This announcement solicits

applications for projects of up to three

years (36-month project periods) for the

BCP, the SOP and the TLP. Initial grant

awards, made on a competitive basis,

will be for one-year (12-month) budget

periods. Applications for continuation

grants beyond the one-year budget

periods, but within the 36-month

project periods, will be entertained in

subsequent years on a non-competitive

basis, subject to the availability of

funds, satisfactory progress of the

grantees, and determination that

continued funding would be in the best

interest of the government.

I. Maximum Federal Award and Grantee

Share of the Project

The maximum amount of Federal

funds for which an applicant can apply

is specified in the program descriptions

found in Part III of this announcement.

The non-Federal share requirements for

each of the three programs are also

found in Part III of this announcement.

The non-Federal share may be met by

cash or in-kind contributions. Federal

funds provided to States and services or

other resources purchased with Federal

funds may not be used to match project

grants. Applicants which do not provide

the required percentage of non-Federal

share will not be funded. For-profit

applicants for Basic Center Program

grants are reminded that no grant funds

may be paid as profit to any recipient

of a grant or sub-grant (45 CFR 74.705).

Part II. Evaluation Criteria

The five criteria that follow will be

used to review and evaluate each

application under the BCP, the SOP and

the TLP and should be addressed in

developing the program narratives. The

point values following each criterion

heading indicate the numerical weight

each criterion will be accorded in the

review process. Note that the highest

possible value BCP, SOP and TLP

applications can receive is 105 points.

See Criterion 4 for more specific

information.

Criterion 1. Objectives and Need for

Assistance (15 Points)

Pinpoint any relevant physical,

economic, social, financial,

institutional, or other problems

requiring a solution. Demonstrate the

need for the assistance and state the

goals or service objectives of the project.

Supporting documentation or other

testimonies from concerned interests

other than the applicant may be used.

Give a precise location of the project

site(s) and area(s) to be served by the

proposed project. Maps or other graphic

aids may be attached. (The applicant

should refer to Part I, Section C, of this

announcement for a description of each

program’s purpose.)

Criterion 2. Results or Benefits Expected

(20 Points)

Identify the results and benefits to be

derived from the project. State the

numbers of runaway and homeless

youth and their families to be served,

and describe the types and quantities of

services to be provided. Identify the

kinds of data to be collected and

maintained, and discuss the criteria to

be used to evaluate the results and

success of the project.

Criterion 3. Approach (35 Points)

Outline a plan of action pertaining to

the scope of the project and detail how

the proposed work will be

accomplished. Describe any unusual

features of the project, such as

extraordinary social and community

involvements, and how the project will

be maintained after termination of

Federal support. Explain the

methodology that will be used to

determine if the needs identified and

discussed are being met and if the

results and benefits identified are being

achieved.

Criterion 4. Staff Background and

Organizational Experience (20–25

Points)

List the organizations, cooperators,

consultants, or other key individuals

who will work on the project along with

a short description of the nature of their

effort or contribution. Summarize the

background and experience of the

project director and key project staff and

the history of the organization.

Demonstrate the ability to effectively

manage the project and to coordinate

activities with other agencies.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss

staff and organizational experience in

working with runaway and homeless

youth populations and may include

information regarding their past

performance under RHYP grants.

Applicants may refer to the staff

resumes and to the Organizational

Capability Statement included in the

submission.

Legislation authorizing each of the

Federal Runaway and Homeless Youth

Programs requires that priority for

funding be given to agencies with

experience in providing direct services

to runaway and homeless youth. In line

with this requirement, BCP, SOP and

TLP applicants having three (3) or more

years of continuous effort serving

runaway and homeless youth in one or

more areas set forth in Section 312 of

the Act are eligible to receive an

additional five (5) points on this

criterion.

Criterion 5. Budget Appropriateness (10

Points)

Demonstrate that the project’s costs

(overall costs, average cost per youth

served, costs for different services) are

reasonable in view of the anticipated

results and benefits. (Applicants may

refer (1) to the budget information

presented in Standard Forms 424 and

424A and in the associated budget

justification, and (2) to the results or

benefits expected as identified under

Criterion 2.)

The Program Narrative information

provided by the applicant in response to

any one or more of the three priority

area descriptions identified in Part III of

this announcement should be organized

and presented according to these five

evaluation criteria.

Part III. Program Areas

A. Basic Center Program for Runaway

and Homeless Youth

Eligible Applicants: Any State, unit of

local government, combination of units

of local government, public or private

agency, organization, institution, or

other non-profit entity is eligible to

apply for these funds. Federally

recognized Indian Tribes are eligible to

apply for Basic Center grants. NonFederally recognized Indian Tribes and

urban Indian organizations are also
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eligible to apply for grants as private,

non-profit agencies.

Current Basic Center Program grantees

with project periods ending by

September 30, 1997 and all other

eligible applicants not currently

receiving Basic Center funds may apply

for a new competitive Basic Center grant

under this announcement.

Basic Center Program Grantees

(including subgrantees) with one or two

years remaining on their current grant

and the expectation of continuation

funding in Fiscal Year 1997 may not

apply for a new Basic Center grant

under this announcement. These

grantees are eligible to apply for noncompetitive continuation funding in FY

1997 and will receive instructions from

their respective ACF Regional Offices on

the procedures for applying for

continuation grants.

Please refer to Part VI, Appendix D.1

for a listing of current grantees that are

NOT eligible to apply for new Basic

Center Program grants under this

announcement.

As required by runaway and homeless

youth legislation, priority for funding

will be given to agencies with

demonstrated experience establishing

and operating centers that provide

direct services to runaway and homeless

youth in a manner that is outside the

law enforcement system, the child

welfare system, the mental health

system and the juvenile justice system.

Demonstrated experience providing

direct services means three (3) or more

years of continuous effort serving

runaway and homeless youth in one or

more areas set forth in Section 312 of

the Act. Applicants claiming credit for

this preference must include a statement

of no more than one page documenting

the relevant experience.

Program Purpose, Goals, and

Objectives: The Administration on

Children, Youth and Families will

award approximately 150 new service

grants to establish or strengthen existing

or proposed runaway and homeless

youth Basic Centers. These programs

must be locally controlled efforts that

provide temporary shelter, counseling

and related services to juveniles who

have left home without permission of

their parents or guardians or to other

homeless juveniles.

Applications are solicited under this

program area to provide direct services

that fulfill the program purposes, goals

and objectives set forth in the legislation

and as specified in Part I, section C.1 of

this announcement.

Background: The Runaway Youth and

Homeless Youth Act of 1974 was a

response to widespread concern

regarding the alarming number of youth

who were leaving home without

parental permission, crossing State

lines, and who, while away from home,

were exposed to exploitation and other

dangers of street life.

Each Basic Center funded under the

authorizing legislation is required to

provide outreach to runaway and

homeless youth; temporary shelter for

up to fifteen days; food; clothing;

individual, group, and family

counseling; and related services. Many

Basic Centers provide their services in

residential settings with a capacity for

no more than 20 youth. Some centers

also provide some or all of their shelter

services through host homes (usually

private homes under contract to the

centers), with counseling and referrals

being provided from a central location.

In FY 1996, approximately 50,000

youth received shelter and non-shelter

services through ACYF-funded Basic

Centers. The primary presenting

problems of these youth include conflict

with parents or other adults, including

physical and sexual abuse; other family

crises such as divorce, death, or sudden

loss of income; and personal problems

such as drug use, or problems with

peers, school attendance and truancy,

bad grades, inability to get along with

teachers, and learning disabilities.

Low self-esteem is a major problem

among youth participating in the Basic

Center Program. Slightly more than half

gave an indication of clinical

depression; and 14 percent reported

having made at least one suicide

attempt.

After receiving services from Basic

Center programs, approximately 65

percent of the youth return to their

families; approximately 25 percent go to

a variety of other situations such as Job

Core, independent living programs, drug

treatment programs and other

institutional programs; and

approximately 10 percent return to the

streets or leave the centers with no

known destination.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: As part of addressing the

evaluation criteria outlined in Part II of

this announcement, each applicant must

address the following items in the

program narrative section of the

proposal.

Objectives and Need for Assistance

1. Applicant must specify the goals

and objectives of the project and how

implementation will fulfill the purposes

of the legislation identified in Part I,

section C.1. of this announcement.

2. Applicant must describe the

conditions of youth and families in the

area to be served, with an emphasis on

the incidence and characteristics of

runaway and homeless youth and their

families. The discussion must consider

matters of family functioning, along

with the health, education,

employment, and social conditions of

the youth, including at-risk conditions

or behaviors such as drug use, school

failure, and delinquency.

3. Applicant must discuss the existing

support systems for at-risk youth and

families in the area, with specific

references to law enforcement, health

and mental health care, social services,

school systems, and child welfare. In

addition, other agencies providing

shelter and services to runaway and

homeless youth in the area must be

identified.

4. Within the context of the existing

support systems, applicant must

demonstrate the need for the center and

indicate the objectives that the program

would work toward fulfilling.

5. Applicant must describe the area to

be served by the proposed center, and

must demonstrate that the center is or

will be located in an area which is

frequented by and/or easily accessible

by runaway and homeless youth.

Results and Benefits Expected

1. Applicant must specify the

numbers of runaway and homeless

youth and their families to be served,

the number of beds available for

runaway and homeless youth and the

types and quantities of services to be

provided.

2. Applicant must describe the

anticipated changes in attitudes, values

and behavior, and improvements in

individual and family functioning that

will occur as a consequence of the

services provided by the center.

3. Applicant must discuss the

expected impact of the project on the

availability of services to runaway and

homeless youth in the local community

and indicate how the project will

enhance the organization’s capacity to

provide services that address the needs

of runaway and homeless youth in the

community.

Approach

1. Applicant must describe the

center’s youth development approach or

philosophy and indicate how it

underlies and integrates all proposed

activities, including provision of

services to runaway and homeless youth

and involvement of the youth’s parents

or legal guardians. Specific information

must be provided on how youth will be

involved in the design, operation and

evaluation of the program.

2. Applicant must describe how

runaway and homeless youth and their

families will be reached, and how
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services will be provided in compliance

with the Program Performance

Standards listed in Part VI, Appendix A.

3. Applicant must include detailed

plans for implementing direct services

based upon a youth development

approach and upon identified goals and

objectives. Applicant must identify the

strategies that will be employed and the

activities that will be implemented,

including innovative approaches to

securing appropriate center services for

the runaway and homeless youth to be

served, for involving family members as

an integral part of the services provided,

for periodic review and assessment of

individual cases, and for encouraging

awareness of and sensitivity to the

diverse needs of runaway and homeless

youth who represent particular ethnic

and racial backgrounds, sexual

orientations, or who are street youth.

4. Applicant must describe the

center’s plans for conducting an

outreach program that, where

applicable, will attract members of

ethnic and racial minorities and/or

persons with limited ability to speak

English.

5. Applicant must describe the

center’s plans and procedures for intake

and assessment of the youth upon

arrival at the center.

6. Applicant must describe the

center’s plans for contacting the parents

or other relatives of the youth they

serve, for ensuring the safe return of the

youth to their parents, relatives or legal

guardians if it is in their best interests,

for contacting local governments

pursuant to formal or informal

arrangements established with such

officials, and for providing alternative

living arrangements when it is not safe

or appropriate for the youth to return

home.

7. Applicant must describe the type of

shelter that will be available, the shelter

capacity of the center and the system of

staff supervision to be implemented in

the shelter.

8. Applicant must describe the

center’s plans for ensuring proper

coordination with law enforcement

personnel, health and mental health

care personnel, social service personnel,

and welfare personnel.

9. Applicant must describe the

center’s plans for ensuring coordination

with the schools to which runaway and

homeless youth will return, and for

assisting the youth to stay current with

the curricula of these schools.

10. Applicant must describe the

center’s procedures for dealing with

youth who have run from foster care

placements.

11. Applicant must describe

procedures for dealing with youth who

have run from correctional institutions,

and must show that procedures are in

accordance with Federal, State and local

laws.

12. Applicant must describe the

center’s plans and procedures for

providing aftercare services and for

ensuring, whenever possible, that

aftercare services will also be provided

to those youth who are returned beyond

the State in which the center is located.

13. Applicant must agree to gather

and submit program and client data

required by FYSB through the Runaway

and Homeless Youth Management

Information System (RHYMIS). If

applicant is a current recipient of a BCP

or TLP grant, applicant must describe

the extent to which it now gathers and

submits required data to the RHYMIS.

Current recipients of a FYSB grant who

are not submitting the required data are

at risk of not being considered for a new

grant award.

While the computer software and

training for the implementation of the

RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to

grantees, applicant should include a

request for funds in its budget (within

the maximum Federal funds allowed)

for any computer equipment needed for

implementation of the RHYMIS.

To determine whether an agency’s

current computer equipment is

adequate, or whether purchase of an

upgrade or of new equipment is

necessary, potential applicants are

invited to contact the RHYMIS

Technical Support Group at Information

Technology Incorporated, Bethesda,

MD, telephone: 1–800–392–2395.

14. Applicant must agree to cooperate

with any research or evaluation efforts

sponsored by the Administration for

Children and Families.

15. Applicant must describe how the

activities implemented under this

project will be continued by the agency

once Federal funding for the project has

ended. The applicant must describe

specific plans for accomplishing

program phase-out for the last two

quarters of the 36-month project period

in the event the applicant does not

receive a new award.

STAFF BACKGROUND AND

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. As priority for funding will be

given to agencies and organizations that

have documented experience in

establishing and operating centers that

provide direct services to runaway and

homeless youth, applicant must include

a brief description of the organization

and its experience in providing services

to this client population.

2. Applicant must include a

description of current and proposed

staff skills and knowledge regarding

runaway and homeless youth and

indicate how staff will be utilized in

achieving the goals and objectives of the

program. Information on proposed staff

training and brief resumes or job

descriptions may be included.

3. Applicant must describe

procedures for maintaining

confidentiality of records on the youth

and families served. Procedures must

insure that no information on the youth

and families is disclosed without the

consent of the individual youth, parent

or legal guardian. Disclosures without

consent can be made to another agency

compiling statistical records if

individual identities are not provided or

to a government agency involved in the

disposition of criminal charges against

an individual runaway or homeless

youth.

4. Applicant must describe how the

project has established or will establish

formal service linkages with other social

service, law enforcement, educational,

housing, vocational, welfare, legal

service, drug treatment and health care

agencies in order to ensure appropriate

referrals for the project clients when

needed.

5. Applicant must describe how

community and other support will be

secured to continue the project at the

conclusion of the Federal grant period.

Budget Appropriateness

1. Applicant must discuss and justify

the costs of the proposed project in

terms of numbers of youth and families

to be served, types and quantities of

services to be provided, and the

anticipated outcomes for the youth and

families.

2. The applicant must describe the

fiscal control and accounting

procedures that will be used to ensure

prudent use, proper disbursement, and

accurate accounting of funds received

under this program announcement.

Duration of Project: This

announcement solicits applications for

Basic Center projects of up to three

years duration (36-month project

periods). Initial grant awards, made on

a competitive basis, will be for one-year

(12-month) budget periods.

Applications for continuation grants

beyond the one-year budget periods, but

within the 36-month project periods,

will be entertained in subsequent years

on a non-competitive basis, subject to

the availability of funds, satisfactory

progress of the grantee, and

determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

government.

Federal Share of Project Costs:

Priority will be given to applicants
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which apply for less than $200,000 per

year. The maximum Federal share for a

3-year project period is $600,000.

Applicant Share of Project Costs:

Basic Center grantees must provide a

non-Federal share or match of at least

ten percent of the Federal funds

awarded. The non-Federal share may be

met by cash or in-kind contributions,

although applicants are encouraged to

meet their match requirements through

cash contributions. Therefore, a threeyear project costing $300,000 in Federal

funds (based on an award of $100,000

per 12-month budget period) must

include a match of at least $30,000

($10,000 per budget period).

B. Street Outreach Program for

Runaway and Homeless Youth

Eligible Applicants: Any private,

nonprofit agency is eligible to apply for

these funds. Non-Federally recognized

Indian Tribes and urban Indian

organizations are eligible to apply for

grants as private, non-profit agencies.

Current Street Outreach Program

grantees with Basic Center Program

project periods ending September 30,

1997 and all other eligible applicants

not currently receiving SOP funds may

apply for a new competitive SOP grant

under this announcement.

Current Street Outreach Program grant

recipients with one or two years

remaining on their Basic Center Program

grant and the expectation of noncompetitive continuation Basic Center

Program funding in Fiscal Year 1997

may not apply for a new Street Outreach

Program grant under this

announcement. These grantees are

eligible to apply for non-competitive

continuation funding in FY 1997 and

will receive instructions from their

respective ACF Regional Offices on the

procedures for applying for

continuation grants.

Please note that public agencies are

NOT eligible to apply for these funds.

Please refer to Part VI, Appendix D.2

for a listing of current grantees that are

NOT eligible to apply for new Street

Outreach Program grants under this

announcement.

As required by the legislation, priority

for funding will be given to agencies

that have experience in providing

services to runaway, homeless, and

street youth. Demonstrated experience

providing direct services means three

(3) or more years of continuous effort

serving runaway, homeless or and street

youth.

Applicants claiming credit for this

preference must include a statement of

no more than one page documenting the

relevant experience. Applicants with 3

years of demonstrated experience

providing direct services to the target

population are eligible to receive an

additional five (5) points in the Staff

Background and Organizational

Experience evaluation criterion section.

Program Purpose, Goals, and

Objectives: The Administration on

Children, Youth and Families will

award approximately 50 new SOP

grants for street-based outreach and

education. The programs must provide

services that focus on establishing and

building relationships between street

youth and program staff with the goal of

helping youth leave the streets. These

services might include treatment,

counseling, provision of information,

and referral services for runaway,

homeless, and street youth who have

been subjected to or are at risk of being

subjected to exploitation or sexual

abuse. These programs must have access

to local emergency shelter space that

can be made available for youth willing

to come in off the streets. In addition,

street outreach staff must have access to

the shelter in order to maintain

important and constant interaction with

the youth during the time they are in the

shelter.

Applications are solicited under this

program area to provide direct services

that fulfill the program purposes, goals

and objectives set forth in the legislation

and as specified in Part I, Section C.2 of

this announcement.

Background

In response to the needs of street

youth who are subjected, or at risk of

being subjected, to sexual abuse,

Congress amended the Runaway and

Homeless Youth Act by authorizing the

Education and Prevention Services to

Reduce Sexual Abuse of Runaway,

Homeless, and Street Youth Program as

part of the Violent Crime Control and

Law Enforcement Act of 1994. This

program is referred to as the Street

Outreach Program (SOP) for Runaway,

Homeless and Street Youth.

The array of social, emotional and

health problems faced by youth on the

street are dramatically compounded by

incidence of exploitation and/or sexual

abuse. Street youth are victimized by

strangers as well as by individuals

known to the youth, and a significant

number of homeless youth are exploited

as they participate in survival sex and

prostitution to meet their basic needs for

food and shelter. Because of these

issues, sexually exploited youth often

need more intensive services. Youth

must be afforded the opportunity to

slowly build trust relationships with

caring and responsible adults as the first

step to successfully encouraging them to

leave the streets.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: As a part of addressing the

evaluation criteria outlined in Part II of

this announcement, each applicant must

address the following items in the

program narrative section of their

application.

Objectives and Need for Assistance

1. Applicant must specify the goals

and objectives of the project and how

implementation will fulfill the purposes

of the legislation identified in Part I,

section C.2 of this announcement.

2. Applicant must describe the

specific geographic area frequented by

street youth and the incidence and

characteristics of these youth, including

their social needs and health problems.

3. The applicant must demonstrate

that the area that the program will serve

is or will be located in the area which

is frequented by and /or easily

accessible by these street youth.

4. The applicant must describe

currently available services for street

youth. Service gaps must be addressed

and considered in developing program

objectives.

5. The applicant must describe the

objectives of the program and the

manner in which these objectives will

help to encourage youth to leave the

streets.

Results and Benefits

1. Applicant must provide detailed

information on the expected results and

benefits of the program in terms of the

number and frequency of youth served

annually and in terms of the benefits

and outcomes that will accrue to the

street youth.

2. The applicant must describe

barriers to effective delivery of services

that currently exist or are anticipated

and identify actions the program will

take to overcome the barriers to serving

this population.

Approach

1. The applicant must describe a

youth development approach to serving

street youth including how youth will

be involved in the design, operation and

evaluation of the program.

2. Applicant must describe its current

or proposed street outreach effort,

including: framework and philosophy,

hours of operation, staffing pattern and

support, services provided, and

expertise in approaching and addressing

issues of victims of sexual abuse.

3. The applicant must describe a plan

to provide street-based outreach services

during hours when youth will most

likely avail themselves of those services

(late afternoon, evenings, nights, and

weekends).
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4. The applicant must show that there

is guaranteed access to emergency

shelter services that can be made

available to street youth. In addition,

they must show that street outreach

workers will have guaranteed access to

the street youth that are taking

advantage of the shelter’s services.

5. The applicant must describe the

range of services that will be offered to

street youth and methods of their

provision by demonstrating that, at a

minimum, emergency shelter, streetbased outreach and education, survival

aid, individual assessment, counseling,

prevention and education activities and

information, information and referral

services, crisis intervention and followup support will be available. Applicant

must specify which services (excluding

shelter services) will be provided

through contracts.

6. The applicant must demonstrate

that supportive training and appropriate

street-based outreach supervision is

provided to outreach staff and

volunteers. This supervision must

include guidance on policies and

boundaries regarding their job

responsibilities and their contact with

and responsibilities to young people;

training that will assist them in abiding

by policies and maintaining appropriate

boundaries; as well as training on youth

development, sexual abuse, and other

topics relevant to street life.

7. The applicant must show that the

relationship of staff and volunteer

gender, ethnicity and life experiences

are relevant to those of the young people

being served.

8. The applicant must describe

current efforts or plans to work with

organizations that serve victims of

domestic violence and sexual assault in

order to tap into their expertise and to

coordinate services.

9. Applicant must describe how the

project has established or will establish

formal service linkages with other social

service, law enforcement, educational,

housing, vocational, welfare, legal

service, drug treatment, other health

care and other relevant service agencies

in order to ensure appropriate service

referrals for the project clients.

10. Applicant must agree to gather

and submit program and client data

required by FYSB through the Runaway

and Homeless Youth Management

Information System (RHYMIS). If

applicant is a current recipient of a BCP

or TLP grant, applicant must describe

the extent to which it now gathers and

submits required data to the RHYMIS.

Current recipients of a FYSB grant who

are not submitting the required data are

at risk of not being considered for a new

grant award.

While the computer software and

training for the implementation of the

RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to

grantees, applicant should include a

request for funds in its budget (within

the maximum Federal funds allowed)

for any computer equipment needed for

implementation of the RHYMIS. To

determine whether an agency’s current

computer equipment is adequate, or

whether purchase of an upgrade or of

new equipment is necessary, potential

applicants are invited to contact the

RHYMIS Technical Support Group at

Information Technology Incorporated,

Bethesda, MD, Telephone: 1–800–392–

2395.

11. Applicant must agree to cooperate

with any research or evaluation efforts

sponsored by the Administration for

Children and Families.

Staff Background and Organizational

Experience

1. As priority for funding will be

given to organizations with experience

in providing services to runaway,

homeless, and street youth, applicant

must describe the organization and the

current services it provides to this

specific target population including the

direct provision of emergency shelter

and supportive services.

2. Applicant must include a

description of current and proposed

staff skills and knowledge regarding

runaway, homeless and street youth and

indicate how staff will be utilized in

achieving the goals and objectives of the

program. Information on proposed staff

training and brief resumes or job

descriptions may be included.

3. Applicant must describe

procedures for maintaining

confidentiality of records on the youth

served and families served. Procedures

must insure that no information on the

youth and families is disclosed without

the consent of the individual youth,

parent or legal guardian. Disclosures

without consent can be made to another

agency compiling statistical records if

individual identities are not provided or

to a government agency involved in the

disposition of criminal charges against

an individual runaway, homeless or

street youth.

4. Applicant must describe how

community and other resources will be

secured to continue the project at the

conclusion of the Federal grant period.

Budget Appropriateness

1. Applicant must discuss and justify

the costs of the proposed project in

terms of the number of youth to be

served, the types and quantities of

services to be provided, and the

anticipated outcomes for youth.

2. Applicant must describe the fiscal

control and accounting procedures that

will be used to ensure prudent use,

proper disbursement, and accurate

accounting of funds received under the

Street Outreach Program.

Duration of Project: This

announcement solicits applications for

Street Outreach Program projects of up

to three years (36-month project

periods). Initial grant awards, made on

a competitive basis, will be for one-year

(12-month) budget periods.

Applications for non-competing

continuation grants beyond the one-year

budget periods, but within the 36-month

project periods, will be considered

subject to the availability of funds,

satisfactory progress of the grantee, and

determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

government.

Federal Share of Project Costs:

Applicants may apply for up to

$100,000 in Federal support each year,

which equals a maximum of $300,000

for a 3-year project period. The

Maximum Federal share of project costs

is $100,000 for 12 months.

Applicant Share of Project Cost: The

applicant is required to provide 10

percent of the Federal Project costs each

year. For example, a project requesting

$100,000 in Federal funds must include

a match of at least $10,000.

The non-Federal share may be met by

cash and/or in-kind contributions.

Federal funds provided to States and

services or other resources purchased

with Federal funds may not be used to

match project grants. Applicants which

do not provide the required percentage

of non-Federal share will not be funded.

Background

C. Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth (TLP)

Eligible Applicants: Any State, units

of local government (or a combination of

units of local government), public or

non-profit, private agency organizations,

institutions or other non-profit entities.

Federally recognized Indian Tribes are

eligible to apply for TLP grants. NonFederally recognized Indian Tribes and

urban Indian organizations are also

eligible to apply for grants as private,

non-profit agencies.

Current TLP grantees with project

periods ending by September 30, 1997

and all other eligible applicants not

currently receiving TLP funds may

apply for a new competitive TLP grant

under this announcement.

TLP grantees (including subgrantees)

with one or two years remaining on

their current awards and the expectation

of continuation funding in Fiscal Year
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1998 may not apply for a new TLP grant

under this announcement. These

grantees are eligible to apply for noncompetitive continuation funding in FY

1997. These continuation grantees will

receive instructions from their

respective ACF Regional Offices on the

procedures for applying for

continuation grants.

Please refer to Part VI, Appendix D.3

for a listing of current grantees which

are ineligible to apply for new TLP

grants under this announcement.

As required by runaway and homeless

youth legislation, priority for funding

will be given to agencies with

demonstrated experience in providing

direct services to runaway and homeless

youth. In line with this requirement,

applicants which have three (3) or more

years of continuous effort serving

runaway and homeless youth in one or

more areas set forth in Section 312 of

the Act are eligible to receive an

additional five (5) points in the Staff

Background and Organizational

Experience evaluation criterion section.

Program Purpose, Goals and

Objectives: The Administration on

Children, Youth and Families will

award approximately 40 new service

grants to provide shelter, skill training

and support services to assist homeless

youth in making a smooth transition to

self-sufficiency and to prevent long-term

dependency on social services.

Applications are solicited under this

priority area to carry out direct service

projects designed to carry out the

program purpose, goals and objectives

set forth in the legislation and as

specified in Part I, section C.2 of this

announcement.

Background: It is estimated that about

one-fourth of the youth served by all

runaway and homeless youth programs

are homeless. This means that the youth

cannot return home or to another safe

living arrangement with a relative.

Other homeless youth have ‘‘aged out’’

of the child welfare system and are no

longer eligible for foster care.

These young people are often

homeless through no fault of their own.

The families they can no longer live

with are often physically and sexually

abusive and involved in drug and

alcohol abuse. They cannot meet the

youth’s basic human needs (shelter,

food, clothing), let alone provide the

supportive and safe environment

needed for the healthy development of

self-image and the skills and personal

characteristics which would enable

them to mature into a self-sufficient

adult.

Homeless youth, lacking a stable

family environment and without social

and economic supports, are at high risk

of being involved in dangerous lifestyles

and problematic or delinquent

behaviors. More than two-thirds of

homeless youth served by ACYF-funded

programs report using drugs or alcohol

and many participate in survival sex

and prostitution to meet their basic

needs.

Homeless youth are in need of a

support system that will assist them in

making the transition to adulthood and

independent living. While all

adolescents are faced with adjustment

issues as they approach adulthood,

homeless youth experience more severe

problems and are at greater risk in terms

of their ability to successfully make the

transition to independent living.

The Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth specifically targets

services to homeless youth and affords

youth service agencies with an

opportunity to serve homeless youth in

a manner which is comprehensive and

geared towards ensuring a successful

transition to self-sufficiency. The TLP

also improves the availability of

comprehensive, integrated services for

homeless youth, which reduces the risks

of exploitation and danger to which

these youth are exposed while living on

the streets without positive economic or

social supports.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: As a part of addressing the

evaluation criteria outlined in Part II of

this announcement, each applicant must

address the following items in the

program narrative section of their

application.

Objectives and Need for Assistance

1. Applicant must specify the goals

and objectives of the program and how

the implementation of the objectives

will fulfill the requirements of the

legislation identified in Part I, section

C.3. of this announcement.

2. Applicant must discuss the issue of

youth homelessness in the community

to be served, the present availability of

services for homeless youth and provide

documentation of the incidence of

homeless youth.

3. Applicant must describe the system

that will be used to ensure that

individual clients will meet the

eligibility criteria of need for service as

established by the Act. This may

include a discussion of the intake and

assessment activities which will be

conducted with a client prior to

acceptance into the TLP project. The

applicant is encouraged to include

samples of any forms to be used to

determine eligibility and appropriate

services.

Results and Benefits Expected

1. Applicant must describe how

homeless youth will be reached and

identify the number who will be served

annually on both a residential and nonresidential basis.

2. Applicant must provide

information on the expected results and

benefits of the program in terms of the

number of youth who will successfully

complete the program as well as

potential problems or barriers to

program implementation that might be

possible reason(s) for non-success.

Applicant must also discuss the

organization’s policy on termination

and re-entry of youth out of and into the

program.

3. Applicant must discuss the

expected impact of the project on the

availability of services to homeless

youth in the local community and

indicate how the project will enhance

the organization’s capacity to provide

services to address youth homelessness

in the community.

Approach

Applicant must discuss how they will

implement the statutory requirements of

the Act. Specifically, the applicant must

describe plans for the provision of

shelter and services and for program

administration. In addition, the

applicant must describe the program’s

youth development approach or

philosophy and indicate how it

underlies and integrates all proposed

activities.Specific information must be

provided on how youth will be involved

in the design, operation and evaluation

of the program.

1. Shelter: Applicant must:

• Assure that shelter is provided

through one or a combination of the

following:

(a) A group home facility;

(b) Family host homes; or

(c) Supervised apartments.

Applicant must indicate if the shelter

will be provided directly or indirectly.

When shelter will be provided

indirectly, applicant must submit copies

of formal written agreements with

service providers regarding the terms

under which shelter is provided.

• Assure that the facility used for

housing, whether a shelter, host family

home and/or supervised apartment,

shall accommodate no more than 20

youth at any given time; shall have a

sufficient number of staff to ensure onsite supervision at each shelter option

that is not a family home including

periodic, unannounced visits from

project staff; and is in compliance with

State and local licensing requirements;

• Assure, if applicable, that the

applicant meets the requirements of the
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RHY Act for the lease of surplus Federal

facilities for use as transitional living

shelter facilities. Each surplus Federal

facility used for this purpose must be

made available for a period not less than

two years, and no rent or fee shall be

charged to the applicant in connection

with use of such a facility. Any

structural modifications or additions to

surplus Federal facilities become the

property of the government of the

United States. All such modifications or

additions may be made only after

receiving prior written consent from the

appropriate Department of Health and

Human Services official.

2. Services:

Applicant must include a description

of the core services to be provided. The

description must include the purpose

and concept of the service, its role in

both the overall program design and the

individual client TLP plan. The services

to be provided must include, but are not

necessarily limited to, the following:

• Basic life skills information and

counseling, including budgeting, money

management, use of credit,

housekeeping, menu planning and food

preparation, consumer education,

leisure-time activities, transportation,

and obtaining vital documents (Social

Security card, birth certificate).

• Interpersonal skill building, such as

developing positive relationships with

peers and adults, effective

communication, decision making, and

stress management.

• Educational advancement, such as

GED preparation and attainment, postsecondary training (college, technical

school, military, etc.), and vocational

education.

• Job preparation and attainment,

such as career counseling, job

preparation training, dress and

grooming, job placement and job

maintenance.

• Mental health care, such as

counseling (individual and group), drug

abuse education, prevention and referral

services, and mental health counseling.

• Physical health care, such as

routine physicals, health assessments,

family planning/parenting skills, and

emergency treatment.

• The substantive participation of

youth in the assessment and

implementation of their needs,

including the development and

implementation of the individual

transitional living plan and in decisions

about the services to be received.

The applicant must specifically

describe programmatic efforts planned

and/or implemented to encourage

awareness of and sensitivity to the

particular needs of homeless youth who

are members of ethnic, racial and sexual

minority groups and/or who are street

youth.

3. Administration: Applicant must:

• Describe the procedures to be

employed in the development,

implementation and monitoring of an

individualized, written transitional

living plan for each program client

which addresses the provision of

services, and is appropriate to the

individual developmental needs of the

client.

• Assure that the clients will

substantively participate in the

assessment of their needs and in

decisions about the services to be

received.

• Assure that the outreach programs

to be established are designed to attract

individuals who are eligible to

participate in the project.

• Provide an assurance that housing

and services will be available to a client

for a continuous period not to exceed

540 days (18 months).

• Describe the methods to be

employed in collecting statistical

records and evaluative data and for

submitting annual reports on such

information to the Department of Health

and Human Services.

• Describe how the applicant will

ensure the confidentiality of client

records.

• Applicant must describe how the

activities implemented under this

project will be continued by the agency

once Federal funding for the project has

ended. The applicant must describe

specific plans for accomplishing

program phase-out for the last two

quarters of program project period in the

event that the applicant would not

receive a new award.

• Applicant must agree to gather and

submit program and client data required

by FYSB through the Runaway and

Homeless Youth System (RHYMIS). If

applicant is a current recipient of a

Runaway and Homeless Youth Program

grant, applicant must describe the

extent to which it now gathers and

submits required data to the RHYMIS.

Current recipients of a FYSB grant

which are not submitting the required

data are at risk of not being considered

for a new grant award.

While the computer software and

training for the implementation of the

RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to

grantees, applicant should include a

request for funds in its budget for any

computer equipment needed for

implementation of the RHYMIS. To

determine whether an agency’s current

computer equipment is adequate, or

whether purchase of an upgrade or of

new equipment is necessary, potential

applicants are invited to contact the

RHYMIS Technical Support Group at

Information Technology Incorporated,

Bethesda, MD, telephone: 1–800–392–

2395.

• Applicant must agree to cooperate

with any research or evaluation efforts

sponsored by the Administration for

Children and Families.

Staff Background and Organizational

Experience

1. As priority for funding will be

given to agencies and organizations that

have documented experience in

providing direct services to homeless

youth, applicant must include a brief

description of the organization and its

experience in providing services to this

specific client population.

2. Applicant must include a

description of current and proposed

staff skills and knowledge regarding

homeless youth and indicate how staff

will be utilized in achieving the goals

and objectives of the program.

Information on proposed staff training

and brief resumes or job descriptions

may be included.

3. Applicant must describe how the

project has established or will establish

formal service linkages with other social

service, law enforcement, educational,

housing, vocational, welfare, legal

service, drug treatment and health care

agencies in order to ensure appropriate

referrals for the project clients where

and when needed.

4. Applicant must describe

procedures for maintaining

confidentiality of records on the youth

and families served. Procedures must

insure that no information on the youth

and families is disclosed without the

consent of the individual youth, parent

or legal guardian. Disclosures without

consent can be made to another agency

compiling statistical records if

individual identities are not provided or

to a government agency involved in the

disposition of criminal charges against

an individual runaway or homeless

youth.

Budget Appropriateness

1. Applicant must discuss and justify

the costs of the proposed project in

terms of numbers of youth to be served,

the types and quantities of services to be

provided, and the anticipated outcomes

for the youth.

2. Applicant must describe the fiscal

control and accounting procedures that

will be used to ensure prudent use,

proper disbursement, and accurate

accounting of funds received under this

program announcement.

3. Applicant must describe how costeffective use of TLP funds will be

ensured by taking maximum advantage
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of existing resources within the State

which would help in the operation or

coordination of a TLP, including those

resources which are supported by

Federal Independent Living Initiatives

funds. Also, applicant must describe

efforts to be undertaken over the length

of the project which may increase nonFederal resources available to support

the TLP.

Duration of Project: Because

successful applicants will receive grants

with funds appropriated by Congress for

FY 1998, project periods for these new

awards will begin when FY 1998 funds

are appropriated and made available to

ACYF, but in no case will they begin

prior to October 1, 1997.

This announcement solicits TLP

applications for projects of up to three

years (36 month project periods). Grant

awards, made on a competitive basis,

will be for a one year (12-month) budget

period. Applications for continuation

grants beyond the one-year budget

period, but within the 36 month project

period, will be entertained in

subsequent years on a non-competitive

basis, subject to the availability of

funds, satisfactory progress of the

grantee and determination that

continued funding would be in the best

interest of the government.

Federal Share of Project Costs:

Applicants may apply for up to

$200,000 per year, which equals a

maximum of $600,000 for a 3-year

project period.

Applicant Share of the Project: The

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

requires a non-Federal matching

requirement of ten percent of the total

Federal funds. For example, a project

requesting $600,000 in Federal funds

over a three year project period (based

on an award of $200,000 per twelve

month budget period) must include a

match of at least $60,000 (10% of the

Federal share).

Part IV. Application Process

A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees

Potential grantees can direct questions

about program requirements or

application forms to the appropriate

ACF Regional Youth Contacts listed in

Part VI, Appendix E, or to the

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families in Washington, D.C. (see

address at the beginning of this

announcement). This assistance is

available to anyone who requests an

application kit.

B. Application Requirements

To be considered for a grant, each

application must be submitted on the

forms provided at the end of this

announcement (Part VI, Section I) and

in accordance with the guidance

provided below. The application must

be signed by an individual authorized

both to act for the applicant agency and

to assume responsibility for the

obligations imposed by the terms and

conditions of the grant award.

If more than one agency is involved

in submitting a single application, one

entity must be identified as the

applicant organization which will have

legal responsibility for the grant.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, Pub.L. 104–13, the Department

is required to submit to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval any reporting and

record-keeping requirements or program

announcements. This program

announcement meets all information

collection requirements approved for

ACF grant applications under OMB

Control Number 0970–0139.

Required form OMB no.

SF 424 series of

forms.

OMB No. 0970–0139.

D. Notification Under Executive Order

12372

This program is covered under

Executive Order (E.O.) 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs,’’ and 45 CFR part 100,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Programs and Activities.’’

Under the Order, States may design

their own processes for reviewing and

commenting on proposed Federal

assistance under covered programs.

As of February, 1996, the following

jurisdictions have elected not to

participate in the Executive Order

Process. Applicants from these

jurisdictions or for projects

administered by Federally-recognized

Indian tribes need take no action in

regard to E.O. 12372: Alabama, Alaska,

American Samoa, Colorado,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,

Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota,

Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey,

Oklahoma, Oregon, Palau,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,

Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. All

remaining jurisdictions participate in

the Executive Order process and have

established Single Points of Contacts

(SPOCS). Applicants from participating

jurisdictions should contact their SPOC

as soon as possible to alert them to the

prospective application and receive any

necessary instructions. Applicants must

submit any required material to the

SPOCs as early as possible so that the

program office can obtain and review

SPOC comments as part of the award

process. The applicant must submit all

required materials, if any, to the SPOC

and indicate the date of this submittal

(or date of contact if no submittal is

required) on the Standard Form 424,

item 16a.

Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has

60 days from the application deadline

date to comment on proposed new or

competing continuation awards.

SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate

the submission of routine endorsements

as official recommendations.

Additionally, SPOCS are requested to

clearly differentiate between mere

advisory comments and those official

State process recommendations which

they intend to trigger the ‘‘accommodate

or explain’’ rule.

When comments are submitted

directly to ACF, they must be addressed

to: Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,

Mail Stop 6C–462, Washington, DC

20447.

A list of the Single Points of Contact

for each State and Territory is included

as Part VI, Appendix G, of this

announcement.

E. Availability of Forms and Other

Materials

A copy of the forms that must be

submitted as part of each application for

a runaway and homeless youth grant,

and instructions for completing the

application, are provided in Part VI,

Appendix I. The Basic Center Program

Performance Standards as well as

descriptions of the National Runaway

Switchboard and the National

Clearinghouse on Families and Youth

are presented in Part VI, Appendices A,

B and C. Addresses of the State Single

Points of Contact (SPOCs) to which

applicants must submit review copies of

their proposals are listed in Part VI,

Appendix G.

Legislation referenced in Part I,

section B, of this announcement may be

found in major public libraries and at

the ACF Regional Offices listed in Part

VI, Appendix E, at the end of this

announcement.

Additional copies of this

announcement may be obtained by

calling the telephone number listed at

the beginning of this announcement.

Further general information may be

obtained from the Training and

Technical Assistance Providers listed in

Part VI, Appendix F.
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F. Application Consideration

All applications which are complete

and conform to the requirements of this

program announcement will be subject

to a competitive review and evaluation

process against the specific criteria

outlined in Part II of this announcement

and the specific Minimum

Requirements for Project Design

contained in Part III of this

announcement. This review will be

conducted in Washington, DC, by teams

of non-Federal experts knowledgeable

in the areas of youth development and

human service programs. Applications

for Basic Center Program grants will be

reviewed competitively only with other

applications from the same State.

Applications for Street Outreach

Program grants and for Transitional

Living Program grants will be reviewed

as part of a national competition.

Non-Federal experts will review the

applications based on the Evaluation

Criteria listed in Part II of this

announcement and the specific

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design contained in Part III of this

announcement and will assign a score to

each application. Both Central and

Regional office staff will conduct

administrative reviews of the

applications and the results of the

competitive reviews and will select

those applications to be recommended

for funding to the Commissioner, ACYF.

The Commissioner will make the final

selection of the applicants to be funded.

As required by runaway and homeless

youth legislation, priority for funding

will be given to agencies with

demonstrated experience in providing

direct services to runaway and homeless

youth. However, current grantees

ending three-year funding periods, and

applying as new applicants for funds

under this program announcement, are

reminded that, when the current project

period ends, so does the funding

agency’s obligation for future awards.

In addition to scores assigned by nonFederal reviewers and Federal

administrative reviews, consideration

will be given to adequate geographic

distribution of services, and the

Commissioner may show preference for

applications proposing services in areas

that would not otherwise be served. The

Commissioner also may elect to

consider applicants’ past performance

in providing services to runaway and

homeless youth and also may elect not

to fund any applicants having known

management, fiscal, reporting (as under

the RHYMIS), or other problems which

make it unlikely that they would be able

to provide effective services.

Awards for Basic Center and for Street

Outreach Program Grants will be made

by September 30, 1997. Subject to the

availability of resources in FY 1998 and

the number of acceptable applications

received as a result of this program

announcement, the Federal government

may elect to select recipients for new FY

1998 SOP grant awards out of the pool

of Street Outreach Program applications

submitted under this program

announcement. Awards for Transitional

Living Programs will be made after

October 1, 1997 when FY 1998 funds

are appropriated by Congress.

Successful applicants will be notified

through the issuance of a Financial

Assistance Award which will set forth

the amount of funds granted, the terms

and conditions of the grant, the effective

date of the grant, the budget period for

which initial support will be given, the

non-Federal share to be provided, and

the total project period for which

support is contemplated. Organizations

whose applications will not be funded

will be notified of that decision in

writing by the Commissioner of the

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families. Every effort will be made to

notify all unsuccessful applicants as

soon as possible after final decisions are

made.

Applicants applying for more than

one runaway and homeless youth grant

(Basic Center Program (BCP),

Transitional Living Program (TLP)) or

(Street Outreach Program (SOP)) must

submit separate and complete

applications for each program.

Applications that combine two or more

programs in a single proposal will not

be reviewed or funded.

Part V. Application Content,

Instructions, Assembly, and Submission

A. Content, Instructions, and Assembly

of Applications

Each application must contain the

following items in the order listed:

1. Application for Federal Assistance

(Standard Form 424, REV 4–92) (page i).

Follow the instructions in Part VI,

Appendix I. In Item 8 of Form 424,

check ‘‘New.’’ In Item 10 of the 424,

clearly identify the Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Program Number

and Title for the program for which

funds are being requested (93.623, Basic

Center Program for Runaway and

Homeless Youth; 93.557, Street

Outreach Program for Runaway,

Homeless and Street Youth; 93.550,

Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth). In Item 11 of the 424,

identify the Program Area and the

program name (IIIA: Basic Center

Program (BCP), IIIB: Street Outreach

Program (SOP) or IIIC: Transitional

Living Program (TLP) which the

application is addressing.

2. Budget Information (Standard Form

424A, REV 4–92) (pages ii–iii). Follow

the instructions in Part VI, Appendix I.

3. Budget Justification (Type on

standard size plain white paper) (pages

iv–v). Provide breakdowns for major

budget categories and justify significant

costs. List amounts and sources of all

funds, both Federal and non-Federal,

that will be used for this project.

4. Project Summary Description (PS–

1, one page maximum). Clearly mark

this page with the applicant name as

shown on item 5 of the SF 424, the

program name and the title of the

project as shown in item 11 of the SF

424. The summary description should

not exceed 300 words.

Care should be taken to produce a

summary description which accurately

and concisely reflects the application. It

should describe the objectives of the

project, the approaches to be used and

the outcomes expected. The project

summary description, together with the

information on the SF 424, will

constitute the project abstract.

5. Assurances/Certifications.

Applicants are required to file an SF

424B, Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs and the Certification

Regarding Lobbying. Both must be

signed and returned with the

application. Copies of the assurances/

certifications are reprinted at the end of

this announcement and should be

reproduced, as necessary. A duly

authorized representative of the

applicant organization must certify that

the applicant is in compliance with

these assurances/certifications. In

addition, applicants must certify their

compliance with: (1) Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements; (2) Debarment

and Other Responsibilities; and (3) ProChildren Act of 1994 (Certification

Regarding Environmental Tobacco

Smoke). A signature on the SF 424

indicates compliance with the Drug Free

Workplace Requirements, Debarment

and Other Responsibilities and

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

Certifications.

A signature on the application

constitutes an assurance that the

applicant will comply with the

pertinent Departmental regulations

contained in 45 CFR Part 74. Applicants

must sign and return the Standard Form

424B with their applications.

6. Program Narrative Statement (pages

1 and following; 40 pages maximum,

double-spaced). Use the Evaluation

Criteria in Part II as a way to organize

the Narrative. Be sure to address all the

specifics contained in the appropriate
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Program Area Description in Part III,

especially the information described

under Minimum Requirements for

Project Design.

The pages of the narrative statement

must be numbered and are limited to 40

typed pages, double spaced, printed on

only one side, with at least 1⁄2 inch

margins. Pages over the limit will not be

reviewed. In addition, please note that

previous attempts by applicants to

circumvent space limitations or to

exceed page limits by using small print

have resulted in negative responses

from reviewers because of the difficulty

in reviewing the application.

It is in the best interest of the

applicants to ensure that the narrative

statements are easy to read, logically

developed in accordance with

evaluation criteria, and adhere to page

limitations. In addition, applicants

should be mindful of the importance of

preparing and submitting applications

using language, terms, concepts and

descriptions that are generally known

both to the runaway and homeless

youth and broader youth services field.

7. Organizational Capability

Statement (pages OCS–1 and following;

3 pages maximum). Applicants must

provide a description (no more than

three pages, double-spaced) of how the

applicant agency is organized and the

types, quantities and costs of services it

provides, including services to clients

other than runaway and homeless

youth. For the prior year, list all

contracts with or funds received from

juvenile justice, probation and/or

welfare agencies. Provide an

organizational chart showing any

superordinate, parallel, or subordinate

agencies to the specific agency that will

provide direct services to runaway and

homeless youth, and summarize the

purposes, clients and overall budgets of

these other agencies. If the agency has

multiple sites, list these sites, including

addresses, phone numbers and staff

contact names, if different than those on

the SF 424. If the agency is a recipient

of funds from the Administration on

Children, Youth and Families for

services to runaway and homeless youth

for programs other than that applied for

in this application, show how the

services supported by these funds are or

will be integrated with the existing

services.

8. Supporting Documents (pages SD–

1 and following). The maximum for

supporting documentation is 10 pages,

double spaced, exclusive of letters of

support or agreement. These documents

might include resumes, photocopies of

news clippings, evidence of the

program’s efforts to coordinate youth

services at the local level, etc.

Documentation over the ten page limit

will not be reviewed. Applicants may

include as many letters of support or

agreement as are appropriate.

B. Application Submission

To be considered for funding, each

applicant must submit one signed

original and two additional copies of the

application, including all attachments,

to the application receipt point

specified below. The original copy of

the application must have original

signatures, signed in black ink. Each

copy must be stapled (back and front) in

the upper left corner. All copies of a

single application must be submitted in

a single package.

Because each application will be

duplicated by the government, 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.

Applicants are advised that the copies

of the application submitted, not the

original, will be reproduced by the

Federal government for review.

The closing dates for receipt of

applications for the grant programs

contained in this announcement are:

Program Closing date

BCP ................................... May 2, 1997.

SOP .................................. May 16, 1997.

TLP ................................... May 30, 1997.

Deadlines: Mailed applications shall

be considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are received on or

before the deadline time and date at the

U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W.,

Mail Stop 6C–462, Washington, D.C.

20447. Attention: Basic Center Program

for Runaway and Homeless Youth;

Street Outreach Program for Runaway,

Homeless and Street Youth; or

Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth.

Applications handcarried by

applicants, applicant couriers, or by

overnight/express mail couriers shall be

considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are received on or

before the deadline date, between the

hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the

U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor

Loading Dock, Aerospace Center, 901 D

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024

between Monday and Friday (excluding

Federal Holidays).

ACF cannot accommodate

transmission of applications by fax.

Therefore, applications faxed to ACF

will not be accepted regardless of date

or time of submission and time of

receipt. Envelopes containing

applications must clearly indicate the

specific program that the application is

addressing: Basic Center Program (BCP);

Street Outreach Program (SOP); or

Transitional Living Program (TLP).

Late Applications. Applications

which do not meet the criteria stated

above and are not received by the

RECEIPT date are considered late

applications. The Administration for

Children and Families (ACF) will notify

each late applicant that its application

will not be considered in the current

competition.

Extension of Deadline. The ACF may

extend the deadline for all applicants

because of acts of God such as

earthquakes, floods or hurricanes, etc.,

or when there is a widespread

disruption of the mails. However, if

ACF does not extend the deadline for all

applicants, it may not waive or extend

the deadline for any applicants.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.

Number 93.623, Basic Center Program for

Runaway and Homeless Youth; Number

93.557, Street Outreach Program for

Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth; and

Number 93.550, Transitional Living Program

for Homeless Youth.)

Dated: February 27, 1997.

James A. Harrell,

Acting Commissioner, Administration on

Children, Youth and Families.

Part VI. Appendices

Appendix A—Basic Center Program

Performance Standards

Program Performance Standards

I. Purpose

The Program Performance Standards

established by the Bureau for its funded

centers relate to the basic program

components enumerated in Section 317 of

the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and

as further detailed in the Regulations and

Program Guidance governing the

implementation of the Act. They address the

methods and processes by which the needs

of runaway and homeless youth and their

families are being met, as opposed to the

outcome of the services provided on the

clients served.

The terms ‘‘program performance

standard,’’ ‘‘criterion,’’ and ‘‘indicators’’ are

used throughout both the instrument and the

instructions. These terms are defined as

follows:

Program Performance Standard: The

general principle against which a judgment

can be made to determine whether a service
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or an administrative component has achieved

a particular level of attainment.

Criterion: A specific dimension or aspect of

a program performance standard which helps

to define that standard and which is

amenable to direct observation or

measurement.

Indicator: The specific documentation

which demonstrates whether a criterion (or

an aspect of a criterion) is being met and

thereby the extent to which a specific aspect

of a standard is being met.

Fourteen program performance standards,

with related criteria, are established by the

Bureau for the projects funded under the

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. Nine of

these standards relate to service components

(outreach, individual intake process,

temporary shelter, individual and group

counseling, family counseling, service

linkages, aftercare services, recreational

programs, and case disposition), and five to

administrative functions or activities (staffing

and staff development, youth participation,

individual client files, ongoing project

planning, and board of directors/advisory

body).

Although fiscal management is not

included as a program performance standard,

it is viewed by FYSB as being an essential

element in the operation of its funded

projects. Therefore, as validation visits are

made, the Regional ACF specialist and/or

staff from the Office of Fiscal Operations will

also review the project’s financial

management activities.

FYSB views these program performance

standards as constituting the minimum

standards to which its funded projects

should conform. The primary assumption

underlying the program performance

standards is that the service and

administrative components which are

encompassed within these standards are

integral (but not sufficient in themselves) to

a program of services which effectively

addresses the crisis and long-term needs of

runaway and homeless youth and their

families.

The program performance standards are

designed to serve as a developmental tool,

and are to be employed by both the project

staff and the Regional ACF staff specialists in

identifying those service and administrative

components and activities of individual

projects which require strengthening and/or

development either through internal action

on the part of staff or through the provision

of external technical assistance.

III. Program Performance Standards and

Criteria

The following constitute the program

performance standards and criteria

established by the Bureau for its funded

centers. Each standard is numbered, and each

criterion is listed after a lower case letter.

1. Outreach

The project shall conduct outreach efforts

directed towards community agencies, youth

and parents.

2. Individual Intake Process

The project shall conduct an individual

intake process with each youth seeking

services from the project. The individual

intake process shall provide for:

a. Direct access to project services on a 24-

hour basis.

b. The identification of the emergency

service needs of each youth and the

provision of the appropriate services either

directly or through referrals to community

agencies and individuals.

c. An explanation of the services which are

available and the requirements for

participation, and the securing of a voluntary

commitment from each youth to participate

in project services prior to admitting the

youth into the project.

d. The recording of basic background

information on each youth admitted into the

project.

e. The assignment of primary responsibility

to one staff member for coordinating the

services provided to each youth.

f. The contact of the parent(s) or legal

guardian of each youth provided temporary

shelter within the timeframe established by

State law or, in the absence of State

requirements, preferably within 24 but

within no more than 72 hours following the

youth’s admission into the project.

3. Temporary Shelter

The project shall provide temporary shelter

and food to each youth admitted into the

project and requesting such services.

a. Each facility in which temporary shelter

is provided shall be in compliance with State

and local licensing requirements.

b. Each facility in which temporary shelter

is provided shall accommodate no more than

20 youth at any given time.

c. Temporary shelter shall normally not be

provided for a period exceeding two weeks

during a given stay at the project.

d. Each facility in which temporary shelter

is provided shall make at least two meals per

day available to youth served on a temporary

shelter basis.

e. At least one adult shall be on the

premises whenever youth are using the

temporary shelter facility.

4. Individual and Group Counseling

The project shall provide individual and/

or group counseling to each youth admitted

into the project.

a. Individual and/or group counseling shall

be available daily to each youth admitted

into the project on a temporary shelter basis

and requesting such counseling.

b. Individual and/or group counseling shall

be available to each youth admitted into the

project on a non-residential basis and

requesting such counseling.

c. The individual and/or group counseling

shall be provided by qualified staff.

5. Family Counseling

The project shall make family counseling

available to each parent or legal guardian and

youth admitted into the project.

a. Family counseling shall be provided to

each parent or legal guardian and youth

admitted into the project and requesting such

services.

b. The family counseling shall be provided

by qualified staff.

6. Service Linkages

The project shall establish and maintain

linkages with community agencies and

individuals for the provision of those

services which are required by youth and/or

their families but which are not provided

directly by the centers.

a. Arrangements shall be made with

community agencies and individuals for the

provision of alternative living arrangements,

medical services, psychological and/or

psychiatric services, and the other assistance

required by youth admitted into the project

and/or by their families which are not

provided directly by the project.

b. Specific efforts shall be conducted by

the project directed toward establishing

working relationships with law enforcement

and other juvenile justice system personnel.

7. Aftercare Services

The project shall provide a continuity of

services to all youth served on a temporary

shelter basis and/or their families following

the termination of such temporary shelter

both directly and through referrals to other

agencies and individuals.

8. Recreational Program

The project shall provide a recreationalleisure time schedule of activities for youth

admitted to the project for residential care.

9. Case Disposition

The project shall determine, on an

individual case basis, the disposition of each

youth provided temporary shelter, and shall

assure the safe arrival of each youth home or

to an alternative living arrangement.

a. To the extent feasible, the project shall

provide for the active involvement of the

youth, the parent(s) or legal guardian, and the

staff in determining what living arrangement

constitutes the best interest of each youth.

b. The project shall assure the safe arrival

of each youth home or to an alternative living

arrangement, following the termination of the

crisis services provided by the project, by

arranging for the transportation of the youth

if he/she will be residing within the area

served by the project; or by arranging for the

meeting and local transportation of the youth

at his/her destination if he/she will be

residing beyond the area served by the

project.

c. The project shall verify the arrival of

each youth who is not accompanied home or

to an alternative living arrangement by the

parent(s) or legal guardian, project staff or

other agency staff within 12 hours after his/

her scheduled arrival at his/her destination.

10. Staffing and Staff Development

Each center is required to develop and

maintain a plan for staffing and staff

development.

a. The project shall operate under an

affirmative action plan.

b. The project shall maintain a written

staffing plan which indicates the number of

paid and volunteer staff in each job category.

c. The project shall maintain a written job

description for each paid and volunteer staff

function which describes both the major

tasks to be performed and the qualifications

required.

d. The project shall provide training to all

paid and volunteer staff (including youth) in

both the procedures employed by the project

and in specific skill areas as determined by

the project.
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e. The project shall evaluate the

performance of each paid and volunteer staff

member on a regular basis.

f. Case supervision sessions, involving

relevant project staff, shall be conducted at

least weekly to review current cases and the

types of counseling and other services which

are being provided.

11. Youth Participation

The center shall actively involve youth in

the design and delivery of the services

provided by the project.

a. Youth shall be involved in the ongoing

planning efforts conducted by the project.

b. Youth shall be involved in the delivery

of the services provided by the project.

12. Individual Client Files

The project shall maintain an individual

file on each youth admitted into the project.

a. The client file maintained on each youth

should, at a minimum, include an intake

form which minimally contains the basic

background information needed by FYSB;

counseling notations; information on the

services provided both directly and through

referrals to community agencies and

individuals; disposition data; and, as

applicable, any follow-up and evaluation

data which are compiled by the center.

b. The file on each client shall be

maintained by the project in a secure place

and shall not be disclosed without the

written permission of the client and his/her

parent(s) or legal guardian except to project

staff, to the funding agenc(ies) and its (their)

contractor(s), and to a court involved in the

disposition of criminal charges against the

youth.

13. Ongoing Center Planning

The center shall develop a written plan at

least annually.

a. At least annually, the project shall

review the crisis counseling, temporary

shelter, and aftercare needs of the youth in

the area served by the center and the existing

services which are available to meet these

needs.

b. The project shall conduct an ongoing

evaluation of the impact of its services on the

youth and families it serves.

c. At least annually, the project shall

review and revise, as appropriate, its goals,

objectives, and activities based upon the data

generated through both the review of youth

needs and existing services (13a0 and the

follow-up evaluations (13b).

d. The project’s planning process shall be

open to all paid and volunteer staff, youth,

and members of the Board of Directors and/

or Advisory Body.

14. Board of Directors/Advisory Body

(Optional)

It is strongly recommended that the centers

have a Board of Directors or Advisory Body.

a. The membership of the project’s Board

of Directors or Advisory Body shall be

composed of a representative cross-section of

the community, including youth, parents,

and agency representatives.

b. Training shall be provided to the Board

of Directors or Advisory Body designed to

orient the members to the goals, objectives,

and activities of the project.

c. The Board of Directors or Advisory Body

shall review and approve the overall goals,

objectives, and activities of the project,

including the written plan developed under

standard 13.

Appendix B—National Runaway

Switchboard (National Communications

System)

The National Runaway Switchboard—Tollfree: 1–800–621–4000

• Facilitates communication among youth,

their families and youth and communitybased resources through conference calling

services.

• Provides crisis intervention counseling

and message delivery services to at-risk

youth and their families.

• Provides information and referral

services to at-risk youth and their families on

youth serving agencies using a computerized

national resource directory.

• Conducts an annual conference for local

switchboard service providers.

The Switchboard distributes information

brochures, posters, a newsletter, and public

service announcements. For more

information, contact the National Runaway

Switchboard, 3080 North Lincoln, Chicago,

IL 60657, (312) 880–9860.

Appendix C—National Clearinghouse on

Families and Youth

The National Clearinghouse on Families

and Youth (NCFY) is a resource for

communities interested in developing new

and effective strategies for supporting young

people and their families. The Family and

Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within the

U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, established NCFY to serve as a

central information source on family and

youth issues. As a national resource for youth

service professionals, policymakers and the

general public, NCFY offers the following

services:

Information Sharing

Through a professionally staffed

information line, databases, and special

mailings, NCFY actively distributes

information about effective program

approaches, available resources, and current

activities relevant to the family and youth

services fields.

Issue Forums

NCFY facilitates FYSB-sponsored forums,

bringing together experts in the field to

discuss critical issues and emerging trends

and develop strategies for improving services

to families and youth. NCFY shares forum

outcomes with the field.

Materials Development

NCFY produces information on FYSB and

its programs, as well as reports on critical

issues, best practices, and promising

approaches in family and youth services.

Networking

NCFY supports FYSB’s efforts to

collaborate with other Federal agencies, State

and local governments, national

organizations, and communities to address

the full range of issues facing young people

and their families today.

To find out more about the National

Clearinghouse on Families and Youth, please

call or write: National Clearinghouse on

Families and Youth, PO Box 13505, Silver

Spring, Maryland 20911–3505, (301) 608–

8098, Fax: (301) 608–8721.

Appendix D—Runaway and Homeless Youth

Continuation Grantees

The following grantees are expected to

receive continuation grants in FY 1997 and

are NOT eligible to apply for funds under

this announcement.

D.1: Basic Center Programs for Runaway

and Homeless Youth Grantees Ineligible for

New FY 1997 Funding

Region I

Connecticut

The Bridge Family Center, 90 North Main

Street, West Hartford, CT 0006107, Wayne

Starkey, (203) 521–8035

Waterbury Youth Services, 95 North Main

Street, Waterbury, CT 06702, Kelly Cronin,

(203) 573–0264

Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport,

126 Washington Avenue, Bridgeport, CT

06604, John Cottrell, (203) 334–1121

Quinebaug Valley Youth Service Bureau,

P.O. Box 812, N. Grosvenordale, CT 06255,

David Johnson, (203) 521–8035

Maine

Youth Alternatives of Southern Maine, 175

Lancaster Street, Portland, Maine 04101,

Mike Tarpinian, (207) 874–1175

Youth and Family Services, P.O. Box 502,

Skowhegan, ME 04976, Ronald Herbert,

(207) 474–8311

Massachusetts

Phaneuf Youth Outreach (Life Resources,

Inc.), P.O. Box 749, Brockton, MA 02403,

David Kaufer, (508) 584–3855

Concord-Assabet Family and Adolescent

Services, 56 Winthrop Street, Concord, MA

01742, Stephen A. Joffe, (508) 371–3006

Youth and Family Support Network, Inc., 75

Fountain Street, Framingham, MA 01701,

Eric L. Masi, (508) 879–8900, Ext. 222

L.U.K. Crisis Center, 99 Day Street,

Fitchburg, MA 01420, Ernest M. PletanCross, (508) 345–0658

Center for Human Development, Inc., 332

Birnie Avenue, Springfield, MA 01107,

James Williams, (413) 733–6624

Riverside Community Health and

Retardation, 450 Washington Street,

Dedham, MA 02026, Susan Sawyer, (617)

244–4802

New Hampshire

Community Youth Advocates, 36 Tremont

Square, Claremont, NH 03743, Rodney

Minckler, (603) 543–0427

Child and Family Services, 99 Hanover

Street, Manchester, NH 03105, Gail Starr,

(603) 558–1920

Vermont

Washington County Youth Service Bureau,

P.O. Box 627, Montpelier, VT 05753, Tom

Howard, (802) 229–9151
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Region II

New Jersey

Atlantic County Div. of Intergenerational

Svcs., 201 So. Shore Road, Northfield, NJ

08225, Stephen Bruner, (609) 645–7700,

Ext. 4700

Hunterdon Youth Services, 322 Highway 12,

Flemington, NJ 08822, Carol Hay-Greene,

(908) 782–1246

Anchor House, 482 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ

08611, Judith Hutton, (609) 396–8329

Group Homes of Camden County, 35 South

29th Street, Camden, NJ 08105, Sandra

Mengestu, (609) 541–9283

Crossroads, 770 Woodlane Road, Mt. Holly,

NJ 08060, Stefanie Schwartz, (609) 261–

5400

New York

Schenectady Inner City Ministry, 93 Albany

Street, Schenectady, NY 12304, Delores

Edmonds-McIntosh, (518) 374–0166

Catholic Charities of the Albany Diocese, 41

West Main Street, Cobleskill, NY 12043,

(518) 234–3581

Oneida County Community Action Agency,

303 West Liberty Street, Rome, NY 13440,

Treva Wood, (315) 339–5640

Cortland County Community Action Program

(Time Out Program), 23 Main Street,

Cortland, NY 13045, Jean Rightmire, (607)

753–6781

The Salvation Army, 677 S. Salina Street,

Syracuse, NY 13202, Linda M. Wright,

(315) 479–1326

The Children’s Village, Dobbs Ferry, NY,

Mary L. Pulido, (914) 693–0600, Ext. 1212

Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic

Diocese, 1408 Genesee Street, Utica, NY

13502, Kathleen O. Mahoney, (315) 724–

3167

Chautauqua Opportunities, 17 West Courtney

Street, Dunkirk, NY 14048, Douglas Fricke,

(716) 366–3333

Center for Children and Families, 295

Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012, Teri

L. Messian, (718) 526–0722 or (212) 226–

3536

Equinox, 214 Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210,

Judith Watson, (518) 465–9524

St. Agatha Home, 135 Convent Road, Nanuet,

NY 10954, Rosemarie Cristello, (914) 623–

3461

Compass House, 370 Linwood Avenue,

Buffalo, NY 14209, Janell Wilson, (716)

886–1351

Family of Woodstock, U.P.O. Box 3516,

Kingston, NY 12401, Joan Mayer, (914)

679–9240

Huntington Youth Bureau, 423 Park Avenue,

Huntington, NY 11743, Paul Lowery, (516)

351–3061

Children’s House, Inc., 100 E. Old Country

Road, Mineola, NY 11501, Gerard

McCaffery, (516) 746–0350

YWCA of Binghamton/Broome County, 80

Hawley Street Binghamton, NY 13901,

Saraann Delafield, (607) 772–0340

Emergency Housing Group, 141 Monhagen

Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940, John

Harper, (914) 343–7115

Oswego County Opportunities, Inc., 223

Oneida Street, Fulton, NY 13069, Janette

Reshick, (315) 698–4717

Puerto Rico

Centros Sor Isolina Ferre, Box 213, Playa

Station, Ponce, PR 00734, Sister Rosita

Bauza, (809) 843–1910

Capacitate Instituto de Educacion Novedosa,

PO. Box 3531, Guaynabo, PR, Edgardo I.

Garcia, (787) 792–6981

Cruzalina Home, Box 18681, Gurabo, PR

00778, Carlos Carrasquillo, (809) 737–4611

Region III

Delaware

Child, Inc., 507 Philadelphia Avenue,

Wilmington, DE 19809, Linda Weinman,

(302) 762–8989

District of Columbia

Latin American Youth Center, 3045—15th

Street, NW., Washington, DC. 20009, Lori

Kaplan, (202) 483–1140

Maryland

St. Mary’s County Board of County

Commissioners, PO. Box 653,

Leonardtown, MD 20650, Kathleen O.

O’Brien, (301) 475–4464

Local Management Board of Anne Arundel

County, 2666 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD

21401, Linda Skreptack, (401) 222–7420

Pennsylvania

Youth Services of Bucks County, 118–120 S.

Bellevue Ave., Penndel, PA 19047, Roger

Dawson, (215) 752–7050

Catholic Charities, 4800 Union Deposit Road,

Harrisburg, PA 17105, Tom D’Annunzio,

(717) 657–4804

Three Rivers Youth, 2039 Termon Avenue,

Pittsburgh, PA 15212, David Droppa, (412)

766–2215

Catholic Social Services, 33 E. Northhampton

St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, Thomas

Cherry, (717) 824–5766

Baptist Children’s Services, 373 East Main

Street, Collegville, PA 19426, Deborah

Furst, (610) 489–0395

Voyage House, 1431 Lombard Street,

Philadelphia, PA 19146, Susan Pursch,

(215) 545–2910

Boys Club and Girls Club of Lancaster, P.O.

Box 104, Lancaster, PA 17608, George

Custer, (717) 392–6343

Virginia

Seton House, Inc., 642 North Lynnhaven

Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, Kathryn

R. Jeffries, (804) 498–4673

Children, Youth and Family Services, 116

West Jefferson St., Charlottesville, VA

22902, Catherine J. Bodkin, (804) 296–4118

Family and Children’s Services, 1518 Willow

Lawn Drive, Richmond, VA 23230, Richard

J. Lung, (804) 282–4255

Volunteer Emergency Families for Children,

9840–D Midlothian Tpk., Richmond, VA

23235, Anne Earle, (804) 560–9618

Project Safe Place of Hampton Roads, Inc.,

P.O. Box 3531, Virginia Beach, VA 23454,

Benjamin Fuller, (804) 431–2627

City of Roanoke, 4350 Coyner Spring Road,

Roanoke, VA 24012, James O’Hare, (703)

977–3330

West Virginia

Southwestern Community Action Council,

Inc. (Time Out Youth Srvcs.), 540–5th

Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701, Pamela

Dickens-Rush, (304) 525–7161

Daymark (Patchwork), 1598–C Washington

St., E., Charleston, WV 25311, Vicki

Pleasant, (304) 340–3670

Region IV

Alabama

Group Homes, Inc., 1426 S. Court Street,

Montgomery, AL 36104, Mark I. Holbrook,

(334) 834–5512

Thirteenth Place, Inc., 405 South 12th Street,

Gadsden, AL 35901, Alan Bates, (205) 547–

8971

Florida

Crosswinds Youth Services, Inc., P.O. Box

540625, Merritt Island, FL 32954, Jan

Lokay, (305) 452–8988

Children’s Home Society, 3600 Broadway, W.

Palm Beach, FL 32202, Allison F. Metcalf,

(404) 844–9802

Family Resources, Inc. (Residential South),

P.O. Box 13087, St. Petersburg, FL 33733,

Jane Harper, (813) 341–2200

Lutheran Ministries (Gulf Coast Youth and

Family Services), 3507 Frontage Road,

Tampa, FL 33607, Beth A. Deck, (904) 453–

2772

Youth and Family Alternatives, 5400

Bethlehem Road, Mulberry, FL 33860,

Kenneth Conley, (941) 428–8400

Capital City Youth Services, 2407 Roberts

Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32310, Stacy

Gromatski, (904) 576–6000

Youth and Family Alternatives, 7524 Plathe

Road, New Port Richey, FL 34653, Richard

Hess, (813) 841–4184

Child/Family Counseling Program, 207 Each

Place, Tampa, FL 33606, Barry Drew, (813)

272–6606

Arnett House, P.O. Box 70212, Ocala, FL

34470, Patricia Pogue, (904) 622–4432

Family Resources, Inc. (Youth and Family

Connection), P.O. Box 13087, St.

Petersburg, FL 33733, Jane Harper, (813)

893–1150

Florida Keys Children’s Shelter, 2221

Patterson Avenue, Key West, FL 33040,

William Woolf, (305) 294–4202

Youth Crisis Center, 7007 Beach Boulevard,

Jacksonville, FL 32216, Tom Patania, (904)

720–0002

The Village South, Inc., 3180 Biscayne

Boulevard, Miami, FL 33137, Valera

Jackson, (305) 573–3784

Act Corporation, 1220 Willis Avenue,

Daytona Beach, FL 32114, Becky

Anderson, (904) 947–3291

Georgia

The Alcove, 507 East Church Street, Monroe,

GA 30655, Kristen O. Harrison, (770) 267–

9156

Safe Harbor Children’s Shelter, PO Box 1313,

Brunswick, GA 31521, Kate Minnock, (912)

267–6000

Atlernate Life Paths Program, 827 Pryor

Street, Atlanta, GA 30315, Camellia Moore,

(404) 688–1002

Athens Regional Attention Home, 490

Pulaski Street, Athens, GA 30601, Sharon

Smith, (404) 548–5893

Marshlands Foundation, PO Box 13866,

Savannah, GA 31416, Kathy Fabozzi, (912)

234–4048

Cobb County Children’s Center, 2221 Austell

Road, Marietta, GA 30060, Ellen McCarty,

(404) 333–0887
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Kentucky

Brighton Center, Inc., PO Box 325, Newport,

KY 41072, Ginger Ward, (606) 581–1111

Mississippi

Catholic Charities (Our House), PO Box 2248,

Jackson, M 39225–2248, Gayle Watts, (601)

355–8634

Mississippi Children’s Home, PO Box 1078,

Jackson, MS 39215, Christopher Cherney,

(601) 352–7784

North Carolina

Youth Focus, Inc., 304 W. Fisher Avenue,

Greensboro, NC 27401, Charles Hodierne,

(901) 274–5909

Lee County Youth Services, PO Box 57,

Sanford, NC 27331–0057, Randell, K.

Woodruff, (919) 774–8404

With Friends, Inc., PO Box 971, Belmont, NC

28012, Patricia A. Krikorian, (704) 825–

3150

The Relatives, 1100 East Boulevard,

Charlotte, NC 28203, Jo Ann Greyer, (704)

335–0203

Mountain Youth Resources, 8 Ridgeway

Street, Sylva, NC 28779, Elizabeth

Chambers, (704) 586–8958

Coastal Horizons Center, 721 Market Street,

Wilmington, NC 28401, Margaret WellerStargell, (910) 343–0145

Tuscarora Tribe, PO Box 8, Pembroke, NC

28372, Robert Locklear, (919) 521–1861

South Carolina

Dept. of Juvenile Justice (Crossroads), 4900

Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29221,

Brenda A. Nelson, (803) 740–6148

Dept. of Juvenile Justice (Greenhouse), PO

Box 7367, Columbia, SC 29202, Nancy M.

Kuhl, (803) 896–9117

Sea Haven, Inc., N. Myrtle Beach, SC

Tennessee

Child and Family Services, 901 E. Summit

Hill Dr., Knoxville, TN 37915, Mark Wolfe,

(423) 523–2698

Hamilton County Govt. (Gardner House), 317

Oak Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403, Judi

Byrd, (423) 209–6833

The Family Link, PO Box 40437, Memphis,

TN 38174, Marian Carruth, (901) 725–7270

Central Appalachia Services, PO Box 809,

Kingsport, TN 37662, Ronald E.

Harrington, (423) 578–3905

Oasis Center, 1221 16th Ave., South,

Nashville, TN 37212, Liz Fey, (615) 327–

4455

Region V

Illinois

Youth Outreach Services, 6417 W. Irving

Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634, Rick

Velasquez, (312) 777–7112

The Night Ministry, 1218 West Addison

Street, Chicago, IL 60613, Steven

Wakefield, (312) 935–8300

Youth Attention Center, PO Box 606,

Jacksonville, IL 62651, Jerome Noble, (217)

245–6000

Hoyleton Youth and Family Services, 8787

State Street, E. St. Louis, IL 62203, Shelly

Byndom, (618) 398–0900

Youth Service Bureau, 2901 Normandy Road,

Springfield, IL 62703, Kaywin Davis, (217)

529–8300

Children’s Home and Aid Society, 1819

South Neil Street, Champaign, IL 61820,

Ronald Stuyvesant, (217) 359–8815

McHenry County Youth Service, 101 S.

Jefferson Street, Woodstock, IL 60098,

Susan Krause, (815) 338–7360

Franklin-Williamson Human Services, 902

West Main Street, W. Frankfort, IL 62896,

Peggy Falcone, (618) 937–6483

Youth Service Network, 2130 N. Knoxville

Avenue, Peoria, IL 61603, Tony Frank,

(309) 685–1047

Omni Youth Services, 1111 West Lake Cook

Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, Dennis

Depcik, (708) 537–6878

Indiana

Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County,

2222 Lincoln Way West, South Bend, IN

46628, William J. Monahan, (219) 235–

5517

Stopover, Inc., 2236 E. 10th Street,

Indianapolis, IN 46201, Elizabeth Malone,

(317) 635–9301

Clark County Youth Shelter, 118 East

Chestnut Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47130,

Candice Chaney Barksdale, (812) 284–5229

Indiana Juvenile Justice Task Force, 1800 N.

Meridian, Indianapolis, IN 46202, Laurel

Elliott, (317) 926–6100

Children’s Bureau, 615 North Alabama,

Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 634–5050

Michigan

Comprehensive Youth Services (The Harbor),

3061 Commerce Drive, Port Huron, MI

48060, Sally Currie, (313) 385–7010

Saginaw County Youth Council, P.O. Box

3191, Saginaw, MI 48605, Ronald Spess,

(517) 752–5175

Northeast Michigan Community Service

Agency, 2373 Gordon Road, Alpena, MI

49707, John Swise, (517) 356–3474

MetroMatrix Human Srvcs. (Off The Streets),

10612 E. Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48201,

Kenneth A. Jones, (313) 824–0499

Arbor Circle Corp., 1115 Ball Avenue, NE.,

Grand Rapids, MI 49505, Nancy Ayers,

(616) 451–3001

Ozone House, 608 N. Main Street, Ann

Arbor, MI 48104, Tanya Hilgendorf, (313)

662–2265

Every Woman’s Place, 425 W. Western

Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49440, Mary

MacDonald, (616) 726–4493

Bethany Christian Services, 6995 W. 48th

Street, Fremont, MI 49412, David M.

Glerum, (616) 924–3390

Third Level Crisis Intervention Center, 1022

East Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49685,

Gail Heath, (616) 922–4802

Comprehensive Youth Services (Macomb Co.

Youth Interim Care Facility), Two Crocker

Boulevard, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043, Joanne

Smyth, (313) 463–7079

Youth Living Centers, 30000 Hively, Inkster,

MI 48141, Linda Connolly, (313) 563–5005

Crisis Center (Listening Ear), 107 E. Illinois,

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804, Donald Schuster,

(517) 772–2918

Lutheran Social Services of WI and Upper

MI, 135 West Washington St., Marquette,

MI 49855, Nancy Gauchey, (906) 225–5437

Link Crisis Intervention Center, 2002 South

State Street, St. Joseph, MI 49085, Richard

Pahl, (616) 983–5465

Minnesota

Evergreen House, 622 Mississippi Avenue,

Bemidji, MN 56601 Cheryl Byers, (218)

751–4332

Ain Dah Yung Shelter (Our Home), 1089

Portland Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104,

Gabrielle Strong, (612) 227–4184

Lutheran Social Services, 600 Ordean Street,

Duluth, MN 55808, John Moline, (218)

626–2726

The Bridge, 2200 Emerson Avenue S.,

Minneapolis, MN 55405, Thomas Sawyer,

(612) 377–8800

Lutheran Social Services (Crossroads), 565

Dunnell Drive, Owatonna, MN 55060, Mike

Ducharme (507) 455–3863

St. Paul Youth Service Bureau, Inc., 1147

Arcade Street, St. Paul MN 55106, Nancy

LeTourneau, (612) 771–1301

Ohio

Children’s and Family Service, 535 Marmion

Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44502,

Jacqueline Scott Rogers, (216) 782–5664

Council on Rural Service Programs, 116 E.

Third Street, Greenville, OH 45331, Shirley

Hathaway, (513) 548–8002

Center for Children and Youth Services,

42707 North Ridge Road, Elyria, OH 44035,

David A. Cummings, (216) 324–6113

Huckleberry House, 1421 Hamlet Street,

Columbus, OH 43201 Douglas McCoard,

(614) 294–8097

Southern Consortium for Behaviorial

Healthcare, 7990 Dairy Lane, Athens, OH

45701, Steven Trout, (614) 593–8293

Shelter Care, Inc. (Save Landing Youth

Shelter), 680 East Market Street, Akron, OH

44304, Kathleen Stevenson, (216) 376–

4200

Wisconsin

Crossroad Runaway Program, 279 S. 17th

Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095, Dan

Laurent, (414) 338–1991

The Counseling Center of Milwaukee

(Pathfinders), 2038 N. Bartlett Avenue,

Milwaukee, WI 53202, Linda Austin, (414)

271–2565

Briarpatch, 512 E. Washington Avenue,

Madison, WI 53703, Beth Hovind, (608)

251–6211

Lutheran Social Services, 1337 North Taylor

Drive, Sheboygan, WI 53081, Merry

Klemme, (414) 458–8381

Region VI

Arkansas

Comprehensive Juvenile Services, 1606

South ‘‘J’’ Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901,

Jerry Robertson, (501) 785–4031

Youth Bridge, P.O. Box 668, Fayetteville, AR

72702, Scott Linebaugh, (501) 521–1532

Louisiana

New Horizons Youth Service Bureau, 47257

River Road, Hammond, LA 70401, Jeanne

Voorhees, (504) 345–1171

Education Treatment Council, P.O. Box 864

Lake Charles, LA Martha Parnell, (318)

433–1062

Johnny Gray Jones Regional Youth Shelter,

4815 Shed Road, Bossier City, LA 71111,

Dennis Woodward, (318) 965–2328
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New Mexico

Youth Development, 6301 Central N.W.,

Albuquerque, NM 87105, Augustine C.

Baca, (505) 831–6038

City of Aztec, 201 W. Chaco, Aztec, NM

87410, Debi Lee, (505) 334–9456

A New Day, 2720–A Carlisle, NE.,

Albuquerque, NM 87110, Jeffrey Burrows,

(505) 881–5228

Oklahoma

Youth Services of Oklahoma County, 201 NE

50th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, Ken

Young, (405) 235–7537

Payne County Youth Services, 222 W. 12th,

Stillwater, OK 74076, John Bracken, (405)

377–3380

Youth and Family Services of Canadian

County, 2404 Sunset Drive, El Reno, OK

73036, Leslie Sparks, (405) 262–6555

Youth Services for Stephens County, PO Box

1603, Duncan, OK 73534, John Herdt, (405)

255–8800

Youth Services of Tulsa, 302 South

Cheyenne, Tulsa, OK 74103, Sharon Terry,

(918) 582–0061

Cherokee Nation Youth Shelter, PO Box 948,

Tahlequah, OK 74465, Linda Vann, (918)

456–0671

Texas

El Paso Center for Children, 3700 Altura, El

Paso, TX 79930, Sandy Rioux, (915) 565–

8361

YMCA of Dallas, 601 N. Akard Street, Dallas,

TX 75201, Tom Boyer, (214) 880–9622

The Bridge Association, 115 West Broadway,

Fort Worth, TX 76104, Cindy Honey, (817)

332–8317

Central Texas Youth Services Bureau (Project

Option), 701 Parmer Street, PO Box 185,

Killeen, TX 76540, Keith Wallace, (817)

939–3466

Harris County Children’s Protective Services

(Chimney Rock Center), 6425 Chimney

Rock Road, Houston, TX 77081, Phyllis

McFarland, (713) 664–5701

Roy Maas’ Youth Alternatives (The Bridge),

3103 West Avenue, San Antonio, TX

78213, Lori Ratcliff, (210) 340–8077

George Gervin Youth Center, 6903 Sunbelt

Drive South, San Antonio, TX 78218,

Barbara D. Hawkins, (210) 804–1786

Catholic Family Services, 102 Avenue J,

Lubbock, TX 79401, Stephen Hay, (806)

765–8475

Comal County Juvenile Residential

Supervision, 1414 W. San Antonio St.,

New Braunfels, TX 78130, Kyle Barrington,

(210) 629–6571

Stop Child Abuse and Neglect, 1208 Laredo

Street, Laredo, TX 78040, Isela Dabdoub,

(210) 724–3177

Children’s Aid Society, 1101—30th Street,

Wichita Falls, TX 76302, Patricia King,

(817) 322–3141

DePelchin Children’s Center, 100 Sandman,

Houston, TX 77007, Jane Harding, (713)

802–7733

East Texas Open Door, 415 West Burleson

Street, Marshall, TX 75670, Therrel Brown,

(903) 935–2099

Youth and Family Counseling Services, PO

Box 1611, Angleton, TX 77516, Diana

Fleming, (409) 849–5711

Region VII

Iowa

United Action for Youth, 410 Iowa Avenue,

Iowa City, IA 52240, Jim Swaim, (319)

338–7518

Foundation II, 1540 Second Avenue, Cedar

Rapids, IA 52403, Steve Meyer, (319) 362–

1170

Youth and Shelter Services, 2321⁄2 Main

Street, Ames, IA 50010, George Belitsos,

(515) 233–3141

Kansas

United Methodist Youthville, 900 W.

Broadway, Newton, KS 67144, Karen L.

Baker, (316) 283–1950, Ext. 305

Temporary Lodging for Children, 480 S.

Rogers Road, Olathe, KS 66063, Sherry

Love, (913) 764–2887

Kaw Valley Center, 4300 Brenner Drive,

Kansas City, KS 66104, Wayne Sims, (913)

334–0294

Missouri

Synergy House, P.O. Box 12181, Parkville,

MO 64152, Carol Kuhns, (816) 587–4100

Manager’s of Roman Catholic Asylums of St.

Louis (Marian Hall), 325 North Newstead

Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108, Patricia

Johnson, (314) 726–3339

Nebraska

Youth Emergency Services, 3001 Douglas

Twin Towers, Omaha, NE 68131, Frank J.

Velinsky, (402) 345–5187

Panhandle Community Services, 3350 10th

Street, Gering, NE 69341, Katie Fattig, (308)

635–3089

Youth Service System, 770 North Cotner

Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68505, James Blue,

(402) 466–6181

Region VIII

Colorado

Urban Peak, 1577 Clarkson Street, Denver,

CO 80218, Roxane White, (303) 863–7325

Pueblo Youth Service Bureau, 112 West D

Street, Pueblo, CO 81003, Molly Melendez,

(719) 542–5161

Volunteers of America, 1865 Larimer Street,

Denver, CO 80202, Dianna Kunz, (303)

297–0408

Ute Mountain Ute Nation (Sunrise Youth

Shelter), P.O. Box 56, Towaoc, CO 81334,

James Dorsey, (303) 565–9634

Larimer County Youth S.A.F.E., 303 W.

Skyway Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525,

Robert Gaines, (907) 498–6492

Human Services, Inc., 899 Logan Street,

Denver, CO 80203, Christine Gerhard, (303)

429–4440

Montana

Mountain Plains Youth Services, 709 East

Third, Anaconda, MT 59711, Linda Wood,

(701) 255–7229

North Dakota

Youthworks, 221 West Rosser Avenue,

Bismarck, ND 58501, Douglas Herzog, (701)

255–7229

South Dakota

Rosebud Sioux Tribe, P.O. Box 430, Rosebud,

SD 57570, Rose Chasing Hawk-Dubray,

(605) 747–2258

Oglala Sioux Tribe, P.O. Box H, Pine Ridge,

SD 57770, Roberta Ecoffey, (605) 867–1520

Turning Point, 1401 W. 51st., Sioux Falls, SD

57105, Pamela Bollinger, (605) 334–1414

Utah

Dept. of Human Services, 120 North 200

West, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, Cosette

Mills, (801) 538–4100

Wyoming

Mountain Plains Youth Services, 11 Minter

Lane, Riverton, WY 82501, Linda Wood,

(701) 255–7229

Attention Homes, Inc., P.O. Box 687,

Cheyenne, WY 82003, Terry Clarke, (307)

778–7832

Region IX

Arizona

Children’s Village of Yuma, 257 South Third

Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364, Judy Smith,

(602) 783–2427

Northland Family Help Center, 2501 N.

Fourth Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, Kay

Doggett, (520) 774–4503

Out Town Family Center, P.O. Box 26665,

Tucson, AZ 85726, Susan Krahe-Eggleston,

(520) 323–1708

California

Center for Human Services, 1700 McHenry

Village Way, Modesto, CA 95350, Linda

Kovacs, (209) 536–1440

Community Human Services, P.O. Box 3076,

Monterey, CA 93942, Robin McCrae, (408)

899–4131

Youth and Family Assistance, 609 Price

Avenue, #205, Redwood City, CA 94063,

Richard Gordon, (415) 366–8401

Klein Bottle, 401 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara,

CA 93103, David Edelman, (805) 564–7830

1736 Family Crisis Center, 103 W. Torrance

Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90277, Carol A.

Adelkoff, (310) 372–4674

Butte County Department of Mental Health,

584 Rio Lindo Avenue, Chico, CA 95926,

Michael Clark, (916) 891–2850

City of Oceanside, 300 N. Coast Highway,

Oceanside, CA 92054, Doris Ahrens, (619)

966–4608

Volunteers of America, 3600 Wilshire Blvd.,

Los Angeles, CA 90010, Bob Pratt, (213)

389–1500

Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community

Service Center, 1625 N. Schrader Blvd.,

Los Angeles, CA 90028, Darryl Cummings,

(213) 993–7600

Interface Community, 1305 Del Norte Road,

Camarillo, CA 93010, Martha Bolton, (805)

371–5707

Bill Wilson Marriage and Family Counseling

Ctr., 3490 The Alameda, Santa Clara, CA

95050, Sparky Harlan, (408) 243–0222

Youth Advocates, Inc., 3310 Geary

Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94118,

Michelle Magee, (415) 668–2622

Larkin Street Services, 1044 Larkin Street,

San Francisco, CA 94109, Cassandra

Benjamin, (415) 749–3840

Tahoe Youth and Family Services, 1021

Fremont Avenue, S. Lake Tahoe, CA

96150, Teri Mundt, (916) 541–2445

Diogenes Youth Services, 8912 Volunteer

Lane, Sacramento, CA 95826, James Bueto,

(916) 368–3350

San Diego Youth Involvement, P.O. Box 95,

Lemon Grove, CA 91946, Hura Murphy,

(619) 463–7800
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Central City Hospitality House, 290 Turk

Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, Robert

Foley, (415) 749–2117

South Bay Community Services, 315 Fourth

Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910, Kathryn

Lembo, (619) 420–3620

Casa Youth Shelter, 10911 Reagan Street, Los

Alamitos, CA 90720, Luciann Maulhardt,

(310) 594–6825

YMCA of San Diego County, 4715 Viewridge

Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123, Laura

Mustari, (619) 292–4034

Emergency Housing Consortium, P.O. Box

2346, San Jose, CA 95109, Barry Del

Buono, (408) 291–5445

Xanthos, Inc., 1335 Park Avenue, Alameda,

CA 94501, Jon Schiller, (510) 522–8363

Youth and Family Assistance, 609 Price

Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94063, Richard

Gordon, (415) 366–8401

Mendocino County Youth Project, 202 South

State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482, Arlene Rose,

(707) 463–4915

Father Flanagan’s Boys Town of Southern

California, 23832 Rockfield Blvd., Lake

Forest, CA 92630, Michael Riley, (714)

581–2281

Center for Positive Prevention Alternatives,

729 N. California Street, Stockton, CA

95202, Linda Mascarenas, (209) 948–4357

Northern California Family Center, 2244

Pacheco Boulevard, Martinez, CA 94553,

Thomas Fulton, (510) 370–1990

Life Steps Foundation, 1107 Johnson

Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401,

Sharon Fredrick, (805) 549–0150

Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center,

195–A Harvey West Blvd., Santa Cruz, CA

95060, Walter Guzman, (408) 425–0771

Nevada

The Children’s Cabinet, 1090 South Rock

Blvd., Reno, NV 90502, Sarah Longaker,

(702) 856–6200

Guam

Sanctuary, Inc., PO Box 21030, GMF,

Barrigada, GU 96921, Stephanie Smith, 011

(617) 734–2537

CNMI

Commonwealth of the Marianas/DYS, PO

Box 1000, Saipan, MP 96950, Margarita

Olopai-Taitano, 011 (670) 322–9366

Region X

Alaska

Fairbanks Native Association, 201 First

Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701, Florence

Loucks, (907) 455–4725

Alaska Youth and Parent Foundation, 3745

Community Park Loop, Anchorage, AK

99508, Sheila Gaddis, (907) 274–0344

Idaho

Hays Shelter Home, 1602 West Franklin St.,

Boise, ID 83702, Tracy Everson, (208) 336–

1066

Bannock Youth Foundation, P.O. Box 2072,

Pocatello, ID 83206, Stephen Mead, (208)

234–1122

Oregon

Northwest Human Services, 681 Center, NE.,

Salem, OR 97301, Mary Beth Thompson,

(503) 588–5828

J Bar J Ranch, 62895 Hamby Road, Bend, OR

97701, Craig Christiansen, (503) 389–1409

The Boys and Girls Aid Society, 018 SW

Boundary Court, Portland, OR 97201,

Theresa Thorson, (503) 222–9661

Youthworks, Inc., 1032 West Main Street,

Medford, OR 97501, Steven Groveman,

(503) 779–2393

Washington

Youth Help Association, 522 West Riverside,

Spokane, WA 99201, Bernadine Spalla,

(509) 455–5226, Ext. 109

Auburn Youth Resources, 816 F Street, SE,

Auburn, WA 98002, Richard Brugger, (206)

939–2202

Pierce County Alliance, 510 Tacoma Avenue

South, Tacoma, WA 98402, Terree

Schmidt-Whelan, (206) 502–5404

The Housing Authority of Vancouver, 500

Omaha Way, Vancouver, WA 98661,

Richard Sample, (360) 694–2501

YouthCare, 190 Queen Anne Avenue N.,

Seattle, WA 98109, Victoria Wagner, (206)

282–1288

D.2: Street Outreach Program for Runaway

and Homeless Youth Grantees Ineligible for

New FY 1997 Funding

Region I

New Hampshire

Child and Family Services, 99 Hanover

Street, Gail Starr, Manchester, NH 03105,

(603) 558–1920

Vermont

Washington County Youth Services, PO Box

627, Montpelier, VT 05753, Tom Howard,

(802) 229–9151

Region II

New Jersey

Crossroads, 770 Woodlane Road, Mt. Holly,

NJ 08060, Stefanie Schwartz, (609) 261–

5400

New York

Equinox, 306 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

12206, Laurel Thatcher, (518) 465–9524

Oswego County Opportunities, 223 Oneida

Street, Fulton, NY 13069, Janette Reshick,

(315) 598–4717

The Salvation Army, 677 S. Salina Street,

Syracuse, NY 13202, Linda M. Wright,

(315) 479–1326

Center for Children and Families, 295

Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012, Teri

L. Messian, (718) 526–0722

Region III

Pennsylvania

Three Rivers Youth, 2039 Termon Avenue,

Pittsburgh, PA 15212, David Droppa, (412)

766–2215

Catholic Social Services, 33 E. Northhampton

St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, Thomas

Cherry, (717) 824–5766

Youth Services of Bucks County, 118–120 S.

Bellevue Ave., Penndel, PA 19047, Roger

Dawson, (215) 752–7050

West Virginia

Daymark (Patchwork), 1598–C Washington

St., E., Charleston, WV 25311, Vicki

Pleasant, (304) 340–3670

Region IV

Florida

Florida Keys Children’s Shelter, 2221

Patterson Avenue, Key West, FL 33040,

William Woolf, (305) 294–4202

Youth Crisis Center, 7007 Beach Boulevard,

Jacksonville, FL 32216, Tom Patania, (904)

720–0002

Crosswinds Youth Services, PO Box 540625,

Merritt Island, FL 32954, Jan Lokay, (305)

452–8988

Kentucky

Brighton Center, PO Box 325, Newport, KY

41072, Ginger Ward, (606) 581–1111

North Carolina

Coastal Horizons Center, 721 Market Street,

Wilmington, NC 28401, Margaret WellerStargell, (910) 343–0145

Tennessee

Oasis Center, 1221—16th Ave., South,

Nashville, TN 37212, Liz Fey, (615) 327–

4455

Region V

Illinois

Youth Outreach Services, 6417 W. Irving

Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634, Rick

Velasquez, (312) 777–7112

Indiana

Clark County Youth Shelter, 118 East

Chestnut Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47130,

Candice Chaney Barksdale, (812) 284–5229

Minnesota

Ain Dah Yung Shelter (Our Home), 1089

Portland Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104,

Gabrielle Strong, (612) 227–4184

Region VI

Arkansas

Youth Bridge, P.O. Box 668, Fayetteville, AR

72702, Scott Linebaugh, (501) 521–1532

Oklahoma

Youth Services of Oklahoma County, 201

N.E. 50th Street, Oklahoma City, OK

73105, Ken Young, (405) 235–7537

Texas

Stop Child Abuse and Neglect, 1208 Laredo

Street, Laredo, TX 78040, Isela Dabdoub,

(210) 724–3177

The Bridge Association, 115 West Broadway,

Ft. Worth, TX 76104, Cindy Honey, (817)

332–8317

Region VII

Iowa

Youth and Shelter Services, 2321⁄2 Main

Street, Ames, IA 50010, George Belitsos,

(515) 233–3141

Nebraska

Youth Service System, 770 North Cotner

Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68505, James Blue,

(402) 466–6181

Region VIII

Colorado

Urban Peak, 1577 Clarkson Street, Denver,

CO 80218, Roxane White, (303) 863–7325
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South Dakota

Turning Point, 1401 W. 51st, Sioux Falls, SD

57105, Pamela Bollinger, (605) 334–1414

Region IX

California

Larkin Street Youth Center, 1044 Larkin

Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, Anne

Stanton, (415) 673–0911

Region X

Alaska

Fairbanks Native Assoc., 201 First Avenue,

Fairbanks, AK 99701, Florence Loucks,

(907) 455–4725

Idaho

Bannock Youth Foundation, P.O. Box 2072,

Pocatello, ID 83206, Stephen Mead, (208)

234–1122

Washington

YouthCare, P.O. Box 9130, Seattle, WA

98109, Victoria Wagner, (206) 282–1288

D.3: Transitional Living Program for

Homeless Youth Grantees Ineligible for New

FY 1997 Funding

Region I

Connecticut

Hall Neighborhood House, 52 Green Street,

Bridgeport, CT 06608, Easter James, (203)

334–3900

Maine

New Beginnings, Inc., 436 Main Street,

Lewiston, ME 04240, Robert Rowe, (207)

795–4077

New Hampshire

Child and Family Services, 99 Hanover

Street, Manchester, NH 03105, Gail Starr,

(603) 558–1920

Vermont

Washington County Youth, P.O. Box 627,

Montpelier, VT 05753, Tom Howard, (802)

229–9151

Region II

New Jersey

Anchor House, 482 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ

08611, Judith Hutton, (609) 396–8329

New York

Dutchess County YMCA, 22 Market Street,

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, Folomi Gray,

(914) 485–1001

The Salvation Army, 677 S. Salina Street,

Syracuse, NY 13202, Linda M. Wright,

(315) 479–1326

Region III

District of Columbia

Sasha Bruce Youthwork, 1022 Maryland

Ave., NE., Washington, DC 20002, Deborah

Shore, (202) 675–9340

Latin American Youth Center, 3045—15th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20009, Lori

Kaplan, (202) 483–1140

Pennsylvania

Volunteers of America, 106 South Main

Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, Stephen

Bolinski, (717) 825–5261

Virginia

Residential Youth Services, 2701 Cameron

Mills Road, Alexandria, VA 22302, Carol

Shannon, (703) 548–8334

West Virginia

Southwestern Community Action Council,

650—5th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701,

Pamela Dickens-Rush, (304) 525–7161

Region IV

Florida Sarasota Family YMCA, 1075 S.

Euclid Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34237, Carl

Weinrich, (941) 955–8194

Kentucky

YMCA Safe Place Services, 1410 South First

Street, Louisville, KY 40208, Kevin

Connelly, (502) 635–5233

Tennessee

Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Services, 207 Spears Avenue, Chattanooga,

TN 37405, Bob Millsaps, (423) 756–7644

Oasis Center, 1221—16th Ave., South,

Nashville, TN 37212, Liz Fey, (615) 327–

4455

Region VI

Illinois

The Harbour, Inc., 1480 Renaissance Drive,

Park Ridge, IL 60068, Mary Eichling, (708)

297–8540

Southern Illinois Regional Social Services,

604 East College, Carbondale, IL 62901, Art

Zaitz, (618) 457–6703

Teen Living Programs, Inc. (Foundation

House), 3179 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL

60657, Vacant, (312) 883–0025

Michigan

Saginaw County Youth Project, P.O. Box

3191, Saginaw, MI 48605, Ronald Spess,

(517) 752–5175

Alternatives for Girls, 1950 Trumbull,

Detroit, MI 48216, Amanda Good, (313)

496–0938

Ozone House, 608 N. Main Street, Ann

Arbor, MI 48104, Tanya Hilgendorf, (313)

662–2265

The Sanctuary, Inc., 1222 South Washington,

Royal Oak, MI 48067, Meri Pohutsky, (313)

547–2260

Ohio

Daybreak, 50 Theobald Court, Dayton, OH

45410, Kipra Heermann, (513) 461–1000

Region VI

New Mexico

Youth Shelters and Family Services, PO Box

8135, Santa Fe, NM 87504, Cynthia

Gonzales, (505) 983–0586

Texas

The Bridge Association, 115 West Broadway,

Ft. Worth, TX 76104, Cindy Honey, (817)

332–8317

Comal County Juvenile Residential

Supervision, 1414 W. San Antonio St.,

New Braunfels, TX 78130, Kyle Barrington,

(210) 629–6571

Youth Options, Inc., 3816 S. First Street,

Austin, TX 78704, Mitch Weynand, (512)

447–5639

Iowa

Youth and Shelter Services, 2321⁄2 Main

Street, Ames, IA 50010, George Belitsos,

(515) 233–3141

Missouri

Youth In Need, 516 Jefferson, St. Charles, MO

63301, James Braun, (314) 946–0101

Region VIII

Colorado

Volunteers of America, 1865 Larimer Street,

Denver, CO 80202, Dianna Kunz, (303)

297–0408

Region IX

Arizona

Our Town Family Center, PO Box 26665,

Tucson, AZ 85726, Susan Krahe-Eggleston,

(520) 323–1708

California

Center for Positive Prevention Alternatives,

729 N. California Street, Stockton, CA

95202, Linda Mascarenas, (209) 948–4357

Central City Hospitality House, 290 Turk

Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, Kate

Durham, (415) 749–2117

Appendix E—Administration for Children

and Families Regional Office Youth Contacts

Region I:

Bill Jackson, Administration for Children

and Families, John F. Kennedy Federal

Building, Room 2011, Boston,

Massachusetts 02203 (CT, MA, ME, NH,

RI, VT), (617) 565–1138

Region II:

Estelle Haferling, Administration for

Children and Families, 26 Federal Plaza,

Room 4149, New York, NY 10278 (NJ,

NY, PR, VI), (212) 264–1329

Region III:

Dick Gilbert, Administration for Children

and Families, 3535 Market Street, P.O.

Box 13714, Philadelphia, PA 19101 (DC,

DE, MD, PA, VA, WV), (215) 596–0369

Region IV:

Viola Flowers, Administration for Children

and Families, 101 Marietta Tower, Suite

903, Atlanta, GA 30323 (AL, FL, GA, KY,

MS, NC, SC, TN), (404) 331–7210

Region V:

Katie Williams, Administration for

Children and Families, 105 West Adams,

23rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603 (IL, IN, MI,

MN, OH, WI), (312) 353–4241

Region VI:

Ralph Rogers, Administration for Children

and Families, 1200 Main Tower, 20th

Floor, Dallas, TX 75202 (AR, LA, NM,

OK, TX), (214) 767–8850

Region VII:

Lynda Bitner, Administration for Children

and Families, Federal Office Building,

Room 384, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas

City, MO 64106 (IA, KS, MO, NE), (816)

426–5401, Ext. 182

Region VIII:

Vicki Wright, Administration for Children

and Families, Federal Office Building,

1961 Stout Street, 9th Floor, Denver, CO

80294 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), (303)

844–3100, Ext. 361

Region IX:

Al Brown, Administration for Children and

Families, 50 United Nations Plaza, San
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Francisco, CA 94102 (AZ, CA, HI, NV,

American Samoa, Guam, Northern

Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands,

Federated States of Micronesia, Palau),

(415) 437–8437

Region X:

Steve Ice, Administration for Children and

Families, 2201 Sixth Avenue, RX 32,

Seattle, WA 98121 (AK, ID, OR, WA),

(206) 615–2558, Ext. 3075

Appendix F—Training and Technical

Assistance Providers

FYSB funds ten regionally based

organizations to provide training and

technical assistance to programs funded

under the Basic Center, Transitional Living

and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs, and to

other agencies serving runaway and homeless

youth.

Each of the training and technical

assistance providers offers on-site

consultations; regional, State and local

conferences; information sharing and skillbased training.

Fore more information, contact the training

and technical assistance provider in your

region.

New England Consortium for Families and

Youth, 25 Stow Road, Boxborough, MA

01719, (508) 266–1998, Contact: Nancy

Jackson

Empire State Coalition, 121 Avenue of the

Americas, New York, NY 10013, (212) 966–

6477, Contact: Margo Hirsch

Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth and Family

Services, Inc., 9400 McKnight Road,

Pittsburgh, PA 15237, (412) 366–6562,

Contact: Nancy Johnson

Southeastern Network of Youth and Family

Services, 337 South Milledge Avenue,

Athens, GA 30605, (706) 354–4658,

Contact: Gail Kurtz

Youth Network Council, 506 S. Wabash,

Chicago, IL 60605, (312) 427–2710,

Contact: Denis Murstein

Southwest Network of Youth Services; 2525

Wallingwood Drive, Austin, TX 78746,

(512) 328–6860, Contact: Theresa AndreasTod

M.I.N.K., A Network of Runaway and Youth

Serving Agencies, c/o Youth in Need, 516

Jefferson Street, St. Charles, MO 63301–

4152, (314) 946–0101, Contact: Dana

Baldwin

Mountain Plains Youth Services, 221 West

Rosser, Bismarck, ND 58501, (701) 255–

7229, Contact: Linda Wood

Western States Youth Services Network, 1306

Ross Street, Suite B, Petaluma, CA 94954,

(707) 763–2213, Contact: Nancy Fastenau

Northwest Network of Runaway and Youth

Services, 603 Steward Street, Seattle, WA

98101, (206) 628–3760, Contact: Andrew

Estep

Appendix G—OMB State Single Point of

Contact Listing

Arizona

Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800

N. Central Avenue, Fourteenth Floor,

Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone (602)

280–1315, FAX: (602) 280–8144

Arkansas

Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State

Clearinghouse, Office of Intergovernmental

Services, Department of Finance and

Administration, 1515 W. 7th St., Room

412, Little Rock, Arkansas 77203,

Telephone: (501) 682–1074, FAX: (501)

682–5206

California

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning and

Research, 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121,

Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone

(916) 323–7480, FAX (916) 323–3018

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact

Executive Department, Thomas Collins

Building, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, Delaware

19903, Telephone: (302) 739–3326, FAX:

(302) 739–5661

District of Columbia

Charles Nichols, State Single Point of

Contact, Office of Grants Mgmt. and Dev.,

717 14th Street, NW.—Suite 500,

Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202)

727–6554, FAX: (202) 727–1617

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of

Community Affairs, 2740 Centerview

Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2100,

Telephone: (904) 922–5438, FAX: (904)

487–2899

Georgia

Tom L. Reid, III, Administrator, Georgia State

Clearinghouse, 254 Washington Street,

SW—Room 401J, Atlanta, Georgia 30334,

Telephone: (404) 656–3855 or (404) 656–

3829, FAX: (404) 656–7938

Illinois

Virginia Bova, State Single Point of Contact,

Department of Commerce and Community

Affairs, James R. Thompson Center, 100

West Randolph, Suite 3–400, Chicago,

Illinois 60601, Telephone: (312) 814–6028,

FAX: (312) 814–1800

Indiana

Amy Brewer, State Budget Agency, 212 State

House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204,

Telephone: (317) 232–5619, FAX: (317)

233–3323

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division for Community

Assistance, Iowa Department of Economic

Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des

Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone: (515)

242–4719, FAX: (515) 242–4859

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor,

Department of Local Government, 1024

Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky

40601–8204, Telephone: (502) 573–2382,

FAX: (502) 573–2512

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State

House Station #38, Augusta, Maine 04333,

Telephone: (207) 287–3261, FAX: (207)

287–6489

Maryland

William G. Carroll, Manager, State

Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental

Assistance, Maryland Office of Planning,

301 W. Preston Street—Room 1104,

Baltimore, Maryland 21201–2365, Staff

Contact: Linda Janey, Telephone: (410)

225–4490, FAX: (410) 225–4480

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of

Governments, 1900 Edison Plaza, 660 Plaza

Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone:

(313) 961–4266, FAX: (313) 961–4869

Mississippi

Cathy Malette, Clearinghouse Officer,

Department of Finance and

Administration, 455 North Lamar Street,

Jackson, Mississippi 39202-3087,

Telephone: (601) 359–6762, FAX: (601)

359–6764

Missouri

Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse,

Office of Administration, PO Box 809,

Room 760, Truman Building, Jefferson

City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (314)

751–4834, FAX: (314) 751–7819

Nevada

Department of Administration, State

Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, Carson

City, Nevada 89710, Telephone: (702) 687–

4065, FAX: (702) 687–3983

New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire

Office of State Planning, Attn:

Intergovernmental Review Process, Mike

Blake, 21⁄2 Beacon Street, Concord, New

Hampshire 03301, Telephone: (603) 271–

2155, FAX: (603) 271–1728

New Mexico

Robert Peters, State Budget Division, Room

190 Bataan Memorial Building, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827–

3640

New York

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of

the Budget, State Capitol, Albany, New

York 12224, Telephone: (518) 474–1605

North Carolina

Chrys Baggett, Director, N.C. State

Clearinghouse, Office of the Secretary of

Admin., 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh,

North Carolina 27603–8003, Telephone:

(919) 733–7232, FAX (919) 733–9571

North Dakota

North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office

of Intergovernmental Assistance, 600 East

Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58505–0170, Telephone: (701) 224–

2094, FAX: (701) 224–2308

Ohio

Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact,

State Clearinghouse, Office of Budget and

Management, 30 East Broad Street, 34th

Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266–0411

Please direct correspondence and

questions about intergovernmental review to:

Linda Wise, Telephone: (614) 466–0698,

FAX: (614) 466–5400

Rhode Island

Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director,

Department of Administration/Division of

Planning, One Capitol Hill, 4th Floor,

Providence, Rhode Island 02908–5870,

Telephone: (401) 277–2656, FAX: (401)

277–2083
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Please direct correspondence and

questions to:

Review Coordinator, Office of Strategic

Planning

South Carolina

Omeagia Burgess, State Single Point of

Contact, Grant Services, Office of the

Governor, 1205 Pendleton Street—Room

477, Columbia, South Carolina 29201,

Telephone: (803) 734–0494, FAX: (803)

734–0385

Texas

Tom Adams, Governors Office, Director,

Intergovernmental Coordination, PO Box

12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone:

(512) 463–1771, FAX: (512) 463–1888

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse,

Office of Planning and Budget, Room 116,

State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114,

Telephone: (801) 538–1535, FAX: (801)

538–1547

West Virginia

Fred Cutlip, Director, Community

Development Division, W. Virginia

Development Office, Building #6, Room

553, Charleston, West Virginia 25305,

Telephone: (304) 558–4010, FAX: (304)

558–3248

Wisconsin

Martha Kerner, Section Chief, State/Federal

Relations, Wisconsin Department of

Administration, 101 East Wilson Street—

6th Floor, PO Box 7868, Madison,

Wisconsin 53707, Telephone: (608) 266–

2125, FAX: (608) 267–6931

Wyoming

Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact,

Office of the Governor, State Capital, Room

124, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002,

Telephone: (307) 777–5930, FAX: (307)

632–3909

Territories

Guam

Mr. Giovanni T. Sgambelluri, Director,

Bureau of Budget and Management

Research, Office of the Governor, PO Box

2950, Agana, Guam 96910, Telephone:

011–671–472–2285, FAX: 011–671–472–

2825

Puerto Rico

Norma Burgos/Jose E. Caro, Chairwoman/

Director, Puerto Rico Planning Board,

Federal Proposals Review Office, Minillas

Government Center, PO Box 41119, San

Juan, Puerto Rico 00940–1119, Telephone:

(809) 727–4444, (809) 723–6190, FAX:

(809) 724–3270, (809) 724–3103

North Mariana Islands

Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive Officer, State

Single Point of Contact, Office of

Management and Budget, Office of the

Governor, Saipan, MP, Telephone: (670)

664–2256, FAX: (670) 664–2272

Contact Person: Ms. Jacoba T. Seman, Federal

Programs Coordinator, Telephone: (670)

644–2289, FAX: (670) 644–2272

Virgin Islands

Jose George, Director, Office of Management

and Budget, #41 Norregade Emancipation

Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint

Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802

Please direct all questions and

correspondence about intergovernmental

review to:

Linda Clarke, Telephone: (809) 774–0750,

FAX: (809) 776–0069

Appendix H.—Basic Center Program Allocations by State

NEW APPENDIX H—10-JAN-97—BASIC CENTER PROGRAM FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH—TABLE OF

ALLOCATIONS BY STATE

[Total 57 States and Jurisdictions—F Fiscal Year 1997]

Regions and states Continuations New starts Totals

Region I:

Connecticut ........................................................................................................................... $347,083 $98,355 $445,437

Maine ..................................................................................................................................... 104,642 68,332 172,974

Massachusetts ...................................................................................................................... 575,000 229,951 804,951

New Hampshire ..................................................................................................................... 152,766 12,294 165,060

Rhode Island ......................................................................................................................... 0 135,666 135,666

Vermont ................................................................................................................................. 93,750 6,250 100,000

Region II:

New Jersey ........................................................................................................................... 496,376 595,170 1,091,546

New York ............................................................................................................................... 2,005,383 544,571 2,549,954

Puerto Rico ........................................................................................................................... 315,106 337,786 652,892

Virgin Islands ......................................................................................................................... 0 45,000 45,000

Region III:

Delaware ............................................................................................................................... 62,143 37,857 100,000

District of Columbia ............................................................................................................... 50,000 50,000 100,000

Maryland ................................................................................................................................ 200,000 513,942 713,942

Pennsylvania ......................................................................................................................... 867,015 771,151 1,638,166

Virginia .................................................................................................................................. 600,000 306,135 906,135

West Virginia ......................................................................................................................... 209,606 32,897 242,503

Region IV:

Alabama ................................................................................................................................ 305,000 305,497 610,497

Florida ................................................................................................................................... 1,269,885 574,041 1,843,926

Georgia .................................................................................................................................. 728,034 342,031 1,070,065

Kentucky ................................................................................................................................ 175,000 373,317 548,317

Mississippi ............................................................................................................................. 330,049 97,299 427,348

North Carolina ....................................................................................................................... 686,724 305,898 992,622

South Carolina ...................................................................................................................... 450,207 87,935 538,142

Tennessee ............................................................................................................................. 713,625 19,536 733,161

Region V:

Illinois .................................................................................................................................... 1,103,598 639,144 1,742,742

Indiana ................................................................................................................................... 477,650 355,000 832,650

Michigan ................................................................................................................................ 1,136,350 290,969 1,427,319

Minnesota .............................................................................................................................. 551,196 150,310 701,506

Ohio ....................................................................................................................................... 800,156 813,138 1,613,294

Wisconsin .............................................................................................................................. 402,635 358,790 761,425

Region VI:

Arkansas ............................................................................................................................... 146,461 215,315 361,776
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ALLOCATIONS BY STATE—Continued

[Total 57 States and Jurisdictions—F Fiscal Year 1997]

Regions and states Continuations New starts Totals

Louisiana ............................................................................................................................... 358,721 339,393 698,114

New Mexico ........................................................................................................................... 238,721 42,786 281,507

Oklahoma .............................................................................................................................. 514,528 (17,086) 497,442

Texas ..................................................................................................................................... 1,882,000 1,114,299 2,996,521

Region VII:

Iowa ....................................................................................................................................... 248,803 163,282 412,085

Kansas .................................................................................................................................. 310,240 79,800 390,040

Missouri ................................................................................................................................. 333,367 446,147 779,514

Nebraska ............................................................................................................................... 178,107 71,744 249,851

Region VIII:

Colorado ................................................................................................................................ 362,483 185,834 548,317

Montana ................................................................................................................................ 108,554 25,981 134,535

North Dakota ......................................................................................................................... 86,337 13,663 100,000

South Dakota ........................................................................................................................ 141,348 (23,771) 117,577

Utah ....................................................................................................................................... 351,572 28,293 379,865

Wyoming ............................................................................................................................... 100,000 0 100,000

Region IX:

American Samoa ................................................................................................................... 0 45,000 45,000

Arizona .................................................................................................................................. 257,378 358,206 615,584

California ............................................................................................................................... 3,153,782 1,705,885 4,859,667

Guam ..................................................................................................................................... 45,000 0 45,000

Hawaii .................................................................................................................................... 0 171,844 171,844

Northern Marianas ................................................................................................................ 45,000 0 45,000

Nevada .................................................................................................................................. 60,000 152,543 212,543

Region X:

Alaska .................................................................................................................................... 62,606 45,927 108,533

Idaho ..................................................................................................................................... 175,939 15,689 191,628

Oregon .................................................................................................................................. 252,697 189,913 442,610

Washington ........................................................................................................................... 497,932 297,975 795,907

Totals ................................................................................................................................. 25,120,776 14,166,924 39,287,700

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and applications submitted for Federal

assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies

to obtain applicant certification that States

which have established a review and

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Order 12372 and have selected the program

to be included in their process, have been

given an opportunity to review the

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3. State use only (if applicable).

4. If this application is to continue or

revise an existing award, enter present

Federal identifier number. If for a new

project, leave blank.

5. Legal name of applicant, name of

primary organizational unit which will

undertake the assistance activity, complete

address of the applicant, and name and

telephone number of the person to contact on

matters related to this application.

6. Enter Employer Identification Number

(EIN) as assigned by the Internal Revenue

Service.

7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space

provided.

8. Check appropriate box and enter

appropriate letter(s) in the space(s) provided:

—‘‘New’’ means a new assistance award.

—‘‘Continuation’’ means an extension for an

additional funding/budget period for a

project with a projected completion date.

—‘‘Revision’’ means any change in the

Federal Government’s financial obligation

or contingent liability from an existing

obligation.

9. Name of Federal agency from which

assistance is being requested with this

application.

10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number and title of the program

under which assistance is requested.

11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the

project. If more than one program is

involved, you should append an explanation

on a separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g.,

construction or real property projects), attach

a map showing project location. For

preapplications, use a separate sheet to

provide a summary description of this

project.

12. List only the largest political entities

affected (e.g., State, counties, cities).

13. Self-explanatory.

14. List the applicant’s Congressional

District and any District(s) affected by the

program or project.

15. Amount requested or to be contributed

during the first funding/budget period by

each contributor. Value of in-kind

contributions should be included on

appropriate lines as applicable. If the action

will result in a dollar change to an existing

award, indicate only the amount of the

change. For decreases, enclose the amounts

in parentheses. If both basic and

supplemental amounts are included, show

breakdown on an attached sheet. For

multiple program funding, use totals and

show breakdown using same categories as

item 15.

16. Applicants should contact the State

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Federal

Executive Order 12372 to determine whether

the application is subject to the State

intergovernmental review process.

17. This question applies to the applicant

organization, not the person who signs as the

authorized representative. Categories of debt

include delinquent audit disallowances,

loans and taxes.

18. To be signed by the authorized

representatives of the applicant. A copy of

the governing body’s authorization for you to

sign this application as official representative

must be on file in the applicant’s office.

(Certain Federal agencies may require that

this authorization be submitted as part of the

application.)

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Instructions for the SF–424A

General Instructions

This form is designed so that application

can be made for funds from one or more grant

programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to

any existing Federal grantor agency

guidelines which prescribe how and whether

budgeted amounts should be separately

shown for different functions or activities

within the program. For some programs,

grantor agencies may require budgets to be

separately shown by function or activity. For

other programs, grantor agencies may require

a breakdown by function or activity. Sections

A, B, C, and D should include budget

estimates for the whole project except when

applying for assistance which requires

Federal authorization in annual or other

funding period increments. In the latter case,

Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the

budget for the first budget period (usually a

year) and Section E should present the need

for Federal assistance in the subsequent

budget periods. All applications should

contain a breakdown by the object class

categories shown in Lines a–k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary

Lines 1–4, Columns (a) and (b)

For applications pertaining to a single

Federal grant program (Federal Domestic

Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring

a functional or activity breakdown, enter on

Line 1 under Column (a) the catalog program

title and the catalog number in Column (b).

For applications pertaining to a single

program requiring budget amounts by

multiple functions or activities, enter the

name of each activity or function on each

line in Column (a), and enter the catalog

number in Column (b). For applications

pertaining to multiple programs where none

of the programs require a breakdown by

function or activity, enter the catalog

program title on each line in Column (a) and

the respective catalog number on each line in

Column (b).

For applications pertaining to multiple

programs where one or more programs

require a breakdown by function or activity,

prepare a separate sheet for each program

requiring the breakdown. Additional sheets

should be used when one form does not

provide adequate space for all breakdown of

data required. However, when more than one

sheet is used, the first page should provide

the summary totals by programs.

Lines 1–4, Columns (c) Through (g)

For new applications, leave Columns (c)

and (d) blank. For each line entry in Columns

(a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and (g)

the appropriate amounts of funds needed to

support the project for the first funding

period (usually a year).

For continuing grant program applications,

submit these forms before the end of each

funding period as required by the grantor

agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the

estimated amounts of funds which will

remain unobligated at the end of the grant

funding period only if the Federal grantor

agency instructions provide for this.

Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter

in columns (e) and (f) the amounts of funds

needed for the upcoming period. The

amount(s) in Column (g) should be the sum

of amounts in Columns (e) and (f).

For supplemental grants and changes to

existing grants, do not use Columns (c) and

(d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the

increase or decrease of Federal funds and

enter in Column (f) the amount of the

increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In

Column (g) enter the new total budgeted

amount (Federal and non-Federal) which

includes the total previous authorized

budgeted amounts plus or minus, as

appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns

(e) and (f). The amount(s) in Column (g)

should not equal the sum of amounts in

Columns (e) and (f).

Line 5—Show the totals for all columns

used.

Section B. Budget Categories

In the column headings (1) through (4),

enter the titles of the same programs,

functions, and activities shown on Lines 1–

4, Column (a), Section A. When additional

sheets are prepared for Section A, provide

similar column headings on each sheet. For

each program, function or activity, fill in the

total requirements for funds (both Federal

and non-Federal) by object class categories.

Lines 6a–i—Show the totals of Lines 6a to

6h in each column.

Line 6j—Show the amount of indirect cost.

Line 6k—Enter the total of amounts on

Lines 6i and 6j. For all applications for new

grants and continuation grants the total

amount in column (5), Line 6k, should be the

same as the total amount shown in Section

A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental

grants and changes to grants, the total

amount of the increase or decrease as shown

in Columns (1)–(4), Line 6k should be the

same as the sum of the amounts in Section

A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.

Line 7—Enter the estimated amount of

income, if any, expected to be generated from

this project. Do not add or subtract this

amount from the total project amount. Show

under the program narrative statement the

nature and source of income. The estimated

amount of program income may be

considered by the federal grantor agency in

determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal-Resources

Lines 8–11—Enter amounts of non-Federal

resources that will be used on the grant. If

in-kind contributions are included, provide a

brief explanation on a separate sheet.

Column (a)—Enter the program titles

identical to Column (a), Section A. A

breakdown by function or activity is not

necessary.

Column (b)—Enter the contribution to be

made by the applicant.

Column (c)—Enter the amount of the

State’s cash and in-kind contribution if the

applicant is not a State or State agency.

Applicants which are a State or State

agencies should leave this column blank.

Column (d)—Enter the amount of cash and

in-kind contributions to be made from all

other sources.

Column (e)—Enter totals of Columns (b),

(c), and (d).

Line 12—Enter the total for each of

Columns (b)–(e). The amount in Column (e)

should be equal to the amount on Line 5,

Column (f), Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

Line 13—Enter the amount of cash needed

by quarter from the grantor agency during the

first year.

Line 14—Enter the amount of cash from all

other sources needed by quarter during the

first year.

Line 15—Enter the totals of amounts on

Lines 13 and 14.

Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds

Needed for Balance of the Project

Lines 16–19—Enter in Column (a) the same

grant program titles shown in Column (a),

Section A. A breakdown by function or

activity is not necessary. For new

applications and continuation grant

applications, enter in the proper columns

amounts of Federal funds which will be

needed to complete the program or project

over the succeeding funding periods (usually

in years). This section need not be completed

for revisions (amendments, changes, or

supplements) to funds for the current year of

existing grants.

If more than four lines are needed to list

the program titles, submit additional

schedules as necessary.

Line 20—Enter the total for each of the

Columns (b)–(e). When additional schedules

are prepared for this Section, annotate

accordingly and show the overall totals on

this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

Line 21—Use this space to explain

amounts for individual direct object-class

cost categories that may appear to be out of

the ordinary or to explain the details as

required by the Federal grantor agency.

Line 22—Enter the type of indirect rate

(provisional, predetermined, final or fixed)

that will be in effect during the funding

period, the estimated amount of the base to

which the rate is applied, and the total

indirect expense.

Line 23—Provide any other explanations or

comments deemed necessary.

Assurances—Non-Construction Programs

Note: Certain of these assurances may not

be applicable to your project or program. If

you have questions, please contact the

awarding agency. Further, certain Federal

awarding agencies may require applicants to

certify to additional assurances. If such is the

case, you will be notified.

As the duly authorized representative of

the applicant I certify that the applicant:

1. Has the legal authority to apply for

Federal assistance, and the institutional,

managerial and financial capability

(including funds sufficient to pay the nonFederal share of project costs) to ensure

proper planning, management and

completion of the project described in this

application.

2. Will give the awarding agency, the

Comptroller General of the United States, and

if appropriate, the State, through any

authorized representative, access to and the

right to examine all records, books, papers,

or documents related to the award; and will
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establish a proper accounting system in

accordance with generally accepted

accounting standards or agency directives.

3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit

employees from using their positions for a

purpose that constitutes or presents the

appearance of personal or organizational

conflict of interest, or personal gain.

4. Will initiate and complete the work

within the applicable time frame after receipt

of approval of the awarding agency.

5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental

Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4728–

4763) relating to prescribed standards for

merit systems for programs funded under one

of the nineteen statutes or regulations

specified in Appendix A of OPM’s Standards

for a Merit System of Personnel

Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).

6. Will comply with all Federal statutes

relating to nondiscrimination. These include

but are not limited to: (a) Title VI of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88–352) which

prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,

color or national origin; (b) Title IX of the

Education Amendments of 1972, as amended

(20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–1683, and 1685–1686),

which prohibits discrimination on the basis

of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794),

which prohibits discrimination on the basis

of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act

of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 6101–

6107), which prohibits discrimination on the

basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and

Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92–255), as

amended, relating to nondiscrimination on

the basis of drug abuse; (f) the

Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and

Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91–616), as

amended, relating to nondiscrimination on

the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g)

§§ 523 and 527 of the Public Health Service

Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd–3 and 290 ee–

3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of

alcohol and drug abuse patient records; (h)

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42

U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to

non-discrimination in the sale, rental or

financing of housing; (i) any other

nondiscrimination provisions in the specific

statute(s) under which application for

Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the

requirements of any other nondiscrimination

statute(s) which may apply to the

application.

7. Will comply, or has already complied,

with the requirements of Titles II and III of

the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real

Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970

(P.L. 91–646) which provide for fair and

equitable treatment of persons displaced or

whose property is acquired as a result of

Federal or federally assisted programs. These

requirements apply to all interests in real

property acquired for project purposes

regardless of Federal participation in

purchases.

8. Will comply with the provisions of the

Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §§ 1501–1508 and 7324–

7328) which limit the political activities of

employees whose principal employment

activities are funded in whole or in part with

Federal funds.

9. Will comply, as applicable, with the

provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C.

§§ 276a to 276a–7), the Copeland Act (40

U.S.C. § 276c and 18 U.S.C. §§ 874), and the

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards

Act (40 U.S.C. §§ 327–333), regarding labor

standards for federally assisted construction

subagreements.

10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood

insurance purchase requirements of Section

102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of

1973 (P.O. 93–234) which requires recipients

in a special flood hazard area to participate

in the program and to purchase flood

insurance if the total cost of insurable

construction and acquisition is $10,000 or

more.

11. Will comply with environmental

standards which may be prescribed pursuant

to the following: (a) institution of

environmental quality control measures

under the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969 (P.L. 91–190) and Executive Order

(EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating

facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection

of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d)

evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in

accordance with EO 11988; (e) assurance of

project consistency with the approved State

management program developed under the

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16

U.S.C. §§ 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of

Federal actions to State (Clear Air)

Implementation Plans under Section 176(c)

of the Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42

U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.); (g) protection of

underground sources of drinking water under

the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as

amended, (P.L. 93–523); and (h) protection of

endangered species under the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended, (P.L. 93–

205).

12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic

Rivers Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. §§ 1271 et seq.)

related to protecting components or potential

components of the national wild and scenic

rivers system.

13. Will assist the awarding agency in

assuring compliance with Section 106 of the

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593

(identification and protection of historic

properties), and the Archaeological and

Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.

469a–1 et seq.).

14. Will comply with P.L. 93–348

regarding the protection of human subjects

involved in research, development, and

related activities supported by this award of

assistance.

15. Will comply with the Laboratory

Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (P.L. 89–544, as

amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to

the care, handling, and treatment of warm

blooded animals held for research, teaching,

or other activities supported by this award of

assistance.

16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint

Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 4801

et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead based

paint in construction or rehabilitation of

residence structures.

17. Will cause to be performed the required

financial and compliance audits in

accordance with the Single Audit Act of

1984.

18. Will comply with all applicable

requirements of all other Federal laws,

executive orders, regulations and policies

governing this program.

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Program Narrative

This program narrative section was

designed for use by many and varied

programs. Consequently, it is not possible to

provide specific guidance for developing a

program narrative statement that would be

appropriate in all cases. Applicants must

refer the relevant program announcement for

information on specific program

requirements and any additional guidelines

for preparing the program narrative

statement. The following are general

guidelines for preparing a program narrative

statement.

The program narrative provides a major

means by which the application is evaluated

and ranked to compete with other

applications for available assistance. It

should be concise and complete and should

address the activity for which Federal funds

are requested. Supporting documents should

be included where they can present

information clearly and succinctly.

Applicants are encouraged to provide

information on their organizational structure,

staff, related experience, and other

information considered to be relevant.

Awarding offices use this and other

information to determine whether the

applicant has the capability and resources

necessary to carry out the proposed project.

It is important, therefore, that this

information be included in the application.

However, in the narrative the applicant must

distinguish between resources directly

related to the proposed project from those

which will not be used in support of the

specific project for which funds are

requested.

Cross-referencing should be used rather

than repetition. ACF is particularly interested

in specific factual information and

statements of measurable goals in

quantitative terms. Narratives are evaluated

on the basis of substance, not length.

Extensive exhibits are not required.

(Supporting information concerning

activities which will not be directly funded

by the grant or information which does not

directly pertain to an integral part of the

grant funded activity should be placed in an

appendix.) Pages should be numbered for

easy reference.

Prepare the program narrative statement in

accordance with the following instructions:

• Applicants submitting new applications

or competing continuation applications

should respond to Items A and D.

• Applicants submitting noncompeting

continuation applications should respond to

Item B.

• Applicants requesting supplemental

assistance should respond to Item C.
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A. Project Description—Components

1. Project Summary/Abstract

A summary of the project description

(usually a page or less) with reference to the

funding request should be placed directly

behind the table of contents or SF–424.

2. Objectives and Need for Assistance

Applicants must clearly identify the

physical, economic, social, financial,

institutional, or other problem(s) requiring a

solution. The need for assistance must be

demonstrated and the principal and

subordinate objectives of the project must be

clearly stated; supporting documentation

such as letters of support and testimonials

from concerned interests other than the

applicant may be included. Any relevant data

based on planning studies should be

included or referenced in the endnotes/

footnotes. Incorporate demographic data and

participant/beneficiary information, as

needed. In developing the narrative, the

applicant may volunteer or be requested to

provide information on the total range of

projects currently conducted and supported

(or to be initiated), some of which may be

outside the scope of the program

announcement.

3. Results or Benefits Expected

Identify results and benefits to be derived.

For example, when applying for a grant to

establish a neighborhood child care center,

describe who will occupy the facility, who

will use the facility, how the facility will be

used, and how the facility will benefit the

community which it will serve.

4. Approach

Outline a plan of action which describes

the scope and detail of how the proposed

work will be accomplished. Account for all

functions or activities identified in the

application. Cite factors which might

accelerate or decelerate the work and state

your reason for taking this approach rather

than others. Describe any unusual features of

the project such as design or technological

innovations, reductions in cost or time, or

extraordinary social and community

involvement.

Provide quantitative monthly or quarterly

projections of the accomplishments to be

achieved for each function or activity in such

terms as the number of people to be served

and the number of microloans made. When

accomplishments cannot be quantified by

activity or function, list them in

chronological order to show the schedule of

accomplishments and their target dates.

Identify the kinds of data to be collected,

maintained, and/or disseminated. (Note that

clearance from the U.S. Office of

Management and Budget might be needed

prior to an information collection.) List

organizations, cooperating entities,

consultants, or other key individuals who

will work on the project along with a short

description of the nature of their effort or

contribution.

5. Evaluation

Provide a narrative addressing how you

will evaluate (1) the results of your project

and (2) the conduct of your program. In

addressing the evaluation of results, state

how you will determine the extent to which

the program has achieved its stated objectives

and the extent to which the accomplishment

of objectives can be attributed to the program.

Discuss the criteria to be used to evaluate

results; explain the methodology that will be

used to determine if the needs identified and

discussed are being met and if the project

results and benefits are being achieved. With

respect to the conduct of your program,

define the procedures you will employ to

determine whether the program is being

conducted in a manner consistent with the

work plan you presented and discuss the

impact of the program’s various activities

upon the program’s effectiveness.

6. Geographic Location

Give the precise location of the project and

boundaries of the area to be served by the

proposed project. Maps or other graphic aids

may be attached.

7. Additional Information (Include if

Applicable)

Additional information may be provided in

the body of the program narrative or in the

appendix. Refer to the program

announcement and ‘‘General Information and

Instructions’’ for guidance on placement of

application materials.

Staff and Position Data—Provide a

biographical sketch for key personnel

appointed and a job description for each

vacant key position. Some programs require

both for all positions. Refer to the program

announcement for guidance on presenting

this information. Generally, a biographical

sketch is required for original staff and new

members as appointed.

Plan for Project Continuance Beyond Grant

Support—A plan for securing resources and

continuing project activities after Federal

assistance has ceased.

Business Plan—When federal grant funds

will be used to make an equity investment,

provide a business plan. Refer to the program

announcement for guidance on presenting

this information.

Organization Profiles—Information on

applicant organizations and their cooperating

partners such as organization charts,

financial statements, audit reports or

statements from CPA/Licensed Public

Accountant, Employer Identification

Numbers, names of bond carriers, contact

persons and telephone numbers, child care

licenses and other documentation of

professional accreditation, information on

compliance with federal/state/local

government standards, documentation of

experience in program area, and other

pertinent information. Any non-profit

organization submitting an application must

submit proof of its non-profit status in its

application at the time of submission. The

non-profit agency can accomplish this by

providing a copy of the applicant’s listing in

the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) most

recent list of tax-exempt organizations

described in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code

or by providing a copy of the currently valid

IRS tax exemption certificate, or by providing

a copy of the articles of incorporation bearing

the seal of the State in which the corporation

or association is domiciled.

Dissemination Plan—A plan for

distributing reports and other project outputs

to colleagues and the public. Applicants

must provide a description of the kind,

volume and timing of distribution.

Third-Party Agreements—Written

agreements between grantees and subgrantees

or subcontractors or other cooperating

entities. These agreements may detail scope

of work, work schedules, remuneration, and

other terms and conditions that structure or

define the relationship.

Waiver Request—A statement of program

requirements for which waivers will be

needed to permit the proposed project to be

conducted.

Letters of Support—Statements from

community, public and commercial leaders

which support the project proposed for

funding.

B. Noncompeting Continuation Applications

A program narrative usually will not be

required for noncompeting continuation

applications for nonconstruction programs.

Noncompeting continuation applications

shall be abbreviated unless the ACF Program

Office administering this program has issued

a notice to the grantee that a full application

will be required.

An abbreviated application consists of:

1. The Standard Form 424 series (SF–424,

SF–424A, SF–424B).

2. The estimated or actual unobligated

balance remaining from the previous budget

period should be identified on an accurate

SF–269 as well as in Section A, Columns (c)

and (d) of the SF–424A.

3. The grant budget, broken down into the

object class categories on the 424A, and if

category ‘‘other’’ is used, the specific items

supported must be identified.

4. Required certifications.

A full application consists of all elements

required for an abbreviated application plus:

1. Program narrative information

explaining significant changes to the original

program narrative statement, a description of

accomplishments from the prior budget

period, a projection of accomplishments

throughout the entire remaining project

period, and any other supplemental

information that ACF informs the grantee is

necessary.

2. A full budget proposal for the budget

period under consideration with a full cost

analysis of all budget categories.

3. A corrective action plan, if requested by

ACF, to address organizational performance

weaknesses.

C. Supplemental Requests

For supplemental assistance requests,

explain the reason for the request and justify

the need for additional funding. Provide a

budget and budget justification only for those

items for which additional funds are

requested. (See Item D for guidelines on

preparing a budget and budget justification.)

D. Budget and Budget Justification

Provide line item detail and detailed

calculations for each budget object class

identified on the Budget Information form.

Detailed calculations must include

estimation methods, quantities, unit costs,

and other similar quantitative detail

sufficient for the calculation to be duplicated.

The detailed budget must also include a
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breakout by the funding sources identified in

Block 15 of the SF–424.

Provide a narrative budget justification

which describes how the categorical costs are

derived. Discuss the necessity,

reasonableness, and allocability of the

proposed costs.

The following guidelines are for preparing

the budget and budget justification. Both

federal and non-federal resources should be

detailed and justified in the budget and

narrative justification. For purposes of

preparing the program narrative, ‘‘federal

resources’’ refers only to the ACF grant for

which you are applying. Non-Federal

resources are all other federal and nonfederal resources. It is suggested that for the

budget, applicants use a column format:

Column 1, object class categories; Column 2,

federal budget amounts; Column 3, nonfederal budget amounts, and Column 4, total

amounts. The budget justification should be

a narrative.

Personnel. Costs of employee salaries and

wages.

Justification: Identify the project director or

principal investigator, if known. For each

staff person, show name/title, time

commitment to the project (in months), time

commitment to the project (as a percentage

or full-time equivalent), annual salary, grant

salary, wage rates, etc. Do not include costs

of consultants or personnel costs of delegate

agencies or of specific project(s) or

businesses to be financed by the applicant.

Fringe Benefits. Costs of employee fringe

benefits unless treated as part of an approved

indirect cost rate.

Justification: Provide a breakdown of

amounts and percentages that comprise

fringe benefit costs, such as health insurance,

FICA, retirement insurance, taxes, etc.

Travel. Costs of project related travel by

employees of the applicant organization

(does not include costs of consultant travel).

Justification: For each trip, show the total

number of traveler(s), travel destination,

duration of trip, per diem, mileage

allowances, if privately owned vehicles will

be used, and other transportation costs and

subsistence allowances. Travel costs for key

staff to attend ACF sponsored workshops as

specified in this program announcement

should be detailed in the budget.

Equipment. Costs of all non-expendable,

tangible personal property to be acquired by

the project where each article has a useful

life of more than one year and an acquisition

cost which equals the lesser of (a) the

capitalization level established by the

applicant organization for financial statement

purposes, or (b) $5000.

Justification: For each type of equipment

requested, provide a description of the

equipment, cost per unit, number of units,

total cost, and a plan for use on the project,

as well as use or disposal of the equipment

after the project ends.

Supplies. Costs of all tangible personal

property (supplies) other than that included

under the Equipment category.

Justification: Specify general categories of

supplies and their costs. Show computations

and provide other information which

supports the amount requested.

Contractual. Costs of all contracts for

services and goods except for those which

belong under other categories such as

equipment, supplies, construction, etc.

Third-party evaluation contracts (if

applicable) and contracts with secondary

recipient organizations including delegate

agencies and specific project(s) or businesses

to be financed by the applicant should be

included under this category.

Justification: All procurement transactions

shall be conducted in a manner to provide,

to the maximum extend practical, open and

free competition. If procurement

competitions were held or if a sole source

procurement is being proposed, attach a list

of proposed contractors, indicating the names

of the organizations, the purposes of the

contracts, the estimated dollar amounts, and

the award selection process. Also provide

back-up documentation where necessary to

support selection process.

Note: Whenever the applicant/grantee

intends to delegate part of the program to

another agency, the applicant/grantee must

provide a detailed budget and budget

narrative for each delegate agency by agency

title, along with the required supporting

information referenced in these instructions.

Applicants must identify and justify any

anticipated procurement that is expected to

exceed the simplified purchase threshold

(currently set at $100,000) and to be awarded

without competition. Recipients are required

to make available to ACF pre-award review

and procurement documents, such as request

for proposals or invitations for bids,

independent cost estimates, etc. under the

conditions identified at 45 CFR Part 74.44(e).

Construction. Costs of construction by

applicant or contractor.

Justification: Provide detailed budget and

narrative in accordance with instructions for

other object class categories. Identify which

construction activity/costs will be

contractual and which will assumed by the

applicant.

Other. Enter the total of all other costs.

Such costs, where applicable and

appropriate, may include but are not limited

to insurance, food, medical and dental costs

(noncontractual), fees and travel paid directly

to individual consultants, space and

equipment rentals, printing and publication,

computer use, training costs, including

tuition and stipends, training service costs

including wage payments to individuals and

supportive service payments, and staff

development costs.

Indirect Charges. Total amount of indirect

costs. This category should be used only

when the applicant currently has an indirect

cost rate approved by the Department of

Health and Human Services or another

cognizant Federal agency.

Justification: With the exception of most

local government agencies, an applicant

which will charge indirect costs to the grant

must enclose a copy of the current rate

agreement if the agreement was negotiated

with a cognizant Federal agency other than

the Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS). If the rate agreement was

negotiated with the Department of Health

and Human Services, the applicant should

state this in the budget justification. If the

applicant organization is in the process of

initially developing or renegotiating a rate, it

should immediately upon notification that an

award will be made, develop a tentative

indirect cost rate proposal based on its most

recently completed fiscal year in accordance

with the principles set forth in the pertinent

DHHS Guide for Establishing Indirect Cost

Rates, and submit it to the appropriate DHHS

Regional Office. Applicants awaiting

approval of their indirect cost proposals may

also request indirect costs. It should be noted

that when an indirect cost rate is requested,

those costs included in the indirect cost pool

should not be also charged as direct costs to

the grant. Also, if the applicant is requesting

a rate which is less than what is allowed

under this program announcement, the

authorized representative of your

organization needs to submit a signed

acknowledgement that the applicant is

accepting a lower rate than allowed.

Program Income. The estimated amount of

income, if any, expected to be generated from

this project. Separately show expected

program income generated from program

support and income generated from other

mobilized funds. Do not add or subtract this

amount from the budget total. Show the

nature and source of income in the program

narrative statement.

Justification: Describe the nature, source

and anticipated use of program income in the

budget or reference pages in the program

narrative statement which contain this

information.

Non-Federal Resources. Amounts of nonFederal resources that will be used to support

the project as identified in Block 15 of the

SF–424.

Justification: The firm commitment of

these resources must be documented and

submitted with the application in order to be

given credit in the review process.

Total Direct Charges, Total Indirect

Charges, Total Project Costs. (self

explanatory)

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Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters—Primary Covered Transactions

Instructions for Certification

1. By signing and submitting this proposal,

the prospective primary participant is

providing the certification set out below.

2. The inability of a person to provide the

certification required below will not

necessarily result in denial of participation in

this covered transaction. The prospective

participant shall submit an explanation of

why it cannot provide the certification set

out below. The certification or explanation

will be considered in connection with the

department or agency’s determination

whether to enter into this transaction.

However, failure of the prospective primary

participant to furnish a certification or an

explanation shall disqualify such person

from participation in this transaction.

3. The certification in this clause is a

material representation of fact upon which

reliance was placed when the department or

agency determined to enter into this

transaction. If it is later determined that the

prospective primary participant knowingly

rendered an erroneous certification, in

addition to other remedies available to the

Federal Government, the department or

agency may terminate this transaction for

cause or default.

4. The prospective primary participant

shall provide immediate written notice to the

department or agency to which this proposal

is submitted if at any time the prospective

primary participant learns that its

certification was erroneous when submitted

or has become erroneous by reason of

changed circumstances.

5. The terms covered transaction, debarred,

suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered

transaction, participants, person, primary

covered transaction, principal, proposal, and

voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause,

have the meanings set out in the Definitions

and Coverage sections of the rules

implementing Executive Order 12549. You

may contact the department or agency to

which this proposal is being submitted for

assistance in obtaining a copy of those

regulations.

6. The prospective primary participant

agrees by submitting this proposal that,

should the proposed covered transaction be

entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into

any lower tier covered transaction with a

person who is proposed for debarment under

48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred,

suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily

excluded from participation in this covered

transaction.

7. The prospective primary participant

further agrees by submitting this proposal

that it will include the clause titled

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,’’

provided by the department or agency

entering into this covered transaction,

without modification, in all lower tier

covered transactions and in all solicitations

for lower tier covered transactions.

8. A participant in a covered transaction

may rely upon a certification of a prospective

participant in a lower tier covered

transaction that is not proposed for

debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4,

debarred, suspended, ineligible, or

voluntarily excluded form the covered

transaction, unless it knows that the

certification is erroneous. A participant may

decide the method and frequently by which

it determines the eligibility of its principals.

Each participant may, but is not required to,

check the List of Parties Excluded from

Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement

Programs.

9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall

be construed to require establishment of a

system of records in order to render in good

faith the certification required by this clause.

The knowledge and information of a

participant is not required to exceed that

which is normally possessed by a prudent

person in the ordinary course of business

dealings.

10. Except for transactions authorized

under paragraph 6 of these instructions, if a

participant in a covered transaction

knowingly enters into a lower tier covered

transaction with a person who is proposed

for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart

9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or

voluntarily excluded from participation in

this transaction, in addition to other

remedies available to the Federal

Government, the department or agency may

terminate this transaction for cause or

default.

* * * * *

Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters—Primary Covered Transactions

(1) The prospective primary participant

certifies to the best of its knowledge and

belief, that it and its principals:

(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended,

proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded by any Federal

department or agency;

(b) Have not within a three-year period

preceding this proposal been convicted of or

had a civil judgment rendered against them

for commission of fraud or a criminal offense

in connection with obtaining, attempting to

obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State

or local) transaction or contract under a

public transaction; violation of Federal or

State antitrust statutes or commission of

embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery,

falsification or destruction of records, making

false statements, or receiving stolen property;

(c) Are not presently indicted for or

otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a

governmental entity (Federal, State or local)

with commission of any of the offenses

enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this

certification; and

(d) Have not within a three-year period

preceding this application/proposal had one

or more public transactions (Federal, State or

local) terminated for cause or default.

(2) Where the prospective primary

participant is unable to certify to any of the

statements in this certification, such

prospective participant shall attach an

explanation to this proposal.

Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions

Instructions for Certification

1. By signing and submitting this proposal,

the prospective lower tier participant is

providing the certification set out below.

2. The certification in this clause is a

material representation of fact upon which

reliance was placed when this transaction

was entered into. If it is later determined that

the prospective lower tier participant

knowingly rendered an erroneous

certification, in addition to other remedies

available to the Federal Government the

department or agency with which this

transaction originated may pursue available

remedies, including suspension and/or

debarment.

2. The prospective lower tier participant

shall provide immediate written notice to the

person to which this proposal is submitted if

at any time the prospective lower tier

participant learns that its certification was

erroneous when submitted or had become

erroneous by reason of changed

circumstances.

4. The terms covered transaction, debarred,

suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered

transaction, participant, person, primary

covered transaction, principal, proposal, and

voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause,

have the meaning set out in the Definitions

and Coverage sections of rules implementing

Executive Order 12549. You may contact the

person to which this proposal is submitted

for assistance in obtaining a copy of those

regulations.

5. The prospective lower tier participant

agrees by submitting this proposal that,

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transaction be entered into, it shall not

knowingly enter into any lower tier covered

transaction with a person who is proposed

for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart

9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded from participation in

this covered transaction, unless authorized

by the department or agency with which this

transaction originated.

6. The prospective lower tier participant

further agrees by submitting this proposal

that it will include this clause titled

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarement,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transaction,’’ without modification, in all

lower tier covered transactions and in all

solicitations for lower tier covered

transactions.

7. A participant in a covered transaction

may rely upon a certification of a prospective

participant in a lower tier covered

transaction that it is not proposed for

debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4,

debarred, suspended, ineligible or

voluntarily excluded from covered

transactions, unless it knows that the

certification is erroneous. A participant may

decide the method and frequency by which

it determines the eligibility of its principals.

Each participant may, but is not required to,

check the List of Parties Excluded from

Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement

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8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall

be construed to require establishment of a

system of records in order to render in good

faith the certification required by this clause.

The knowledge and information of a

participant is not required to exceed that

which is normally possessed by a prudent

person in the ordinary course of business

dealings.

9. Except for transactions authorized under

paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a

participant in a covered transaction

knowingly enters into a lower tier covered

transaction with a person who is proposed

for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart

9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or

voluntarily excluded from participation in

this transaction, in addition to other

remedies available to the Federal

Government, the department or agency with

which this transaction originated may pursue

available remedies, including suspension

and/or debarment.

* * * * *

Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered Transactions

(1) The prospective lower tier participant

certifies, by submission of this proposal, that

neither it nor its principals is presently

debarred, suspended, proposed for

debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily

excluded from participation in this

transaction by any Federal department or

agency.

(2) Where the prospective lower tier

participant is unable to certify to any of the

statements in this certification, such

prospective participant shall attach an

explanation to this proposal.

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 any agency, a Member

of Congress, an officer or employee of

Congress, or an employee of a Member of

Congress in connection with the awarding of

any Federal contract, the making of any

Federal grant, the making of any Federal

loan, the entering into of any cooperative

agreement, and the extension, continuation,

renewal, amendment, or modification of any

Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative

agreement.

(2) If any funds other than Federal

appropriated funds have been paid or will be

paid to any person for influencing or

attempting to influence an officer or

employee of any agency, a Member of

Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,

or an employee of a Member of Congress in

connection with this Federal contract, grant,

loan or cooperative agreement, the

undersigned shall complete and submit

Standard Form–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure Form to

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its

instructions.

(3) The undersigned shall require that the

language of this certification be included in

the award documents for all subawards at all

tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and

contracts under grants, loans, and

cooperative agreements) and that all

subrecipients shall certify and disclose

accordingly.

This certification is a material

representation of fact upon which reliance

was placed when this transaction was made

or entered into. Submission of this

certification is a prerequisite for making or

entering into this transaction imposed by

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

who fails to file the required certification

shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less

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

each such failure.

State for Loan Guarantee 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 no more

than $100,000 for each such failure.

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Certification Regarding Environmental

Tobacco Smoke

Public Law 103–227, Part C—

Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also known

as the Pro-Children Act of 1994 (Act),

requires that smoking not be permitted in any

portion of any indoor routinely owned or

leased or contracted for by an entity and used

routinely or regularly for provision of health,

day care, education, or library services to

children under the age of 18, if the services

are funded by Federal programs either

directly or through State or local

governments, by Federal grant, contract, loan,

or loan guarantee. The law does not apply to

children’s services provided in private

residences, facilities funded solely by

Medicare or Medicaid funds, and portions of

facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol

treatment. Failure to comply with the

provisions of the law may result in the

imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up

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

administrative compliance order on the

responsible entity.

By signing and submitting this application

the applicant/grantee certifies that it will

comply with the requirements of the Act. The

applicant/grantee further agrees that it will

require the language of this certification be

included in any subawards which contain

provisions for the children’s services and that

all subgrantees shall certify accordingly.

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