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collated copies) for assistance under the

VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per

Diem Program must be received in

Mental Health Strategic Healthcare

Group, Washington, DC, by 5 pm

Eastern Time on May 15, 1997.

Applications may not be sent by

facsimile (FAX). In the interest of

fairness to all competing applicants, this

deadline is firm as to date and hour, and

VA will treat as ineligible for

consideration any application that is

received after the deadline. Applicants

should take this practice into account

and make early submission of their

material to avoid any risk of loss of

eligibility brought about by

unanticipated delays or other deliveryrelated problems.

FOR A COPY OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE,

CONTACT: Veterans Industries, 10770 N.

46th Street (A 400), Tampa, FL, 33617–

3465; (813) 228–2871 (this is not a tollfree call). For a document relating to the

VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per

Diem Program, see the final rule

codified at 38 CFR 17.700.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION: An original

completed and collated grant

application (plus three copies) must be

submitted to the following address:

Mental Health Strategic Healthcare

Group (116), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20420. Applications

must be received in the Mental Health

Strategic Healthcare Group by the

application deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Roger Casey, Theresa Hayes, or Victor

Harris, VA Homeless Providers Grant

and Per Diem Program, Mental Health

Strategic Healthcare Group (116),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20420; (202) 273–8442/8445/8443 (these

are not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Notice announces the availability of

funds for assistance under VA’s

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem

Program. This program is authorized by

Pub. L. 102–590, the Homeless Veterans

Comprehensive Service Programs Act of

1992. Funding applied for under this

Notice may be used for: (1) Remodeling

or alteration of existing buildings; (2)

acquisition of buildings, acquisition and

rehabilitation of buildings; (3) new

construction. Applicants may apply for

more than one type of assistance.

Although a separate notice will be

published announcing fund availability

for the Per Diem Component of the

program, grant applicants seeking such

assistance should indicate this request

on the application submitted for a grant.

The applicants who are awarded grants

will not be required to complete a

separate application for per diem

assistance. VA will review those

portions of the grant application that

pertain to per diem.

Grant applicants may not receive

assistance to replace funds provided by

any state or local government to assist

homeless persons. For existing projects,

VA will fund only the portion of the

project that will house the new program

or new component of an existing

program. A proposal for an existing

project that seeks to shift its focus by

changing the population to be served or

the precise mix of services to be offered

is not eligible for consideration. No

more than 25 percent of services

available in projects funded through this

grant program may be provided to

clients who are not receiving those

services as veterans.

Authority. VA’s Homeless Providers

Grant and Per Diem Program is

authorized by Sections 3 and 4 of Pub.

L. 102–590, the Homeless Veterans

Comprehensive Service Programs Act of

1992 (38 USC 7721 note) and has been

extended through fiscal year 1997 by

Public Law 104–110. The program is

implemented by the final rule codified

at 38 CFR Part 17.700. The final rule

was published in the Federal Register

on June 1, 1994 and February 25, 1995.

Funds made available under this Notice

are subject to the requirements of those

regulations.

Allocation. Approximately $3.3

million is available for the grant

component of this program.

Application Requirements. The

specific grant application requirements

will be specified in the application

package. The package includes all

required forms and certifications.

Conditional selections will be made

based on criteria described in the

application. Applicants who are

conditionally selected will be notified of

the additional information needed to

confirm or clarify information provided

in the application. Applicants will then

have one month to submit such

information. If an applicant is unable to

meet any conditions for grant award

within the specified time frame, VA

reserves the right to not award funds

and to use the funds available for other

components of the Grant and Per Diem

Program.

Dated: March 24, 1997.

Jesse Brown,

Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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Advisory Committee on the Future of

VA Long-Term Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice that a meeting of the

Advisory Committee on the Future of

VA Long-Term Care will be held on

April 29–30, 1997, at the Department of

Veterans Affairs, in Room 230, located

at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC. The purpose of the

Committee is to provide professional

advice on the present scope and

structure of VA’s long-term care

services, and about changes necessary to

ensure that services are available and

effective in a future healthcare setting.

The Committee will begin at 8:30 a.m.

(EDT) until 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on April 29

and will begin at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) until

12:00 noon (EDT) on April 30.

The agenda for April 29 will begin

with a review of the charge to the

Committee and an overview of VA

healthcare activities.

On April 30 the Committee will

review information on utilization of VA

long-term care services and address the

issue of access to care and equity in A

long-term care services.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Those wishing to attend should

contact Jacqueline Holmes, Program

Assistant, Geriatrics and Extended Care

Strategic Healthcare Group at 202–273–

8539 not later than April 25, 1997.

Dated: March 27, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

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VA Innovations in Nursing Advisory

Committee; Notice of Meeting

As required by Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

hereby gives notice that the third

meeting of the VA Innovations in

Nursing Advisory Committee will be

held April 8–9, 1997, at VA

Headquarters, 810 Vermont Avenue

NW, Washington, DC. The April 8,

1997, session will be held in room 230

and convene at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at

5:00 p.m. The April 9, 1997, session will

be held in room 830 and convene at 8:00

a.m. and adjourn at 3:00 p.m.

The purpose of the Committee is to

present recommendations to the Under

Secretary for Health on how VA can

generally promote and support health

care innovations in which nurses play

key leadership and clinical roles and

which promote VA’s reengineering

efforts.
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On April 8, the Committee will hear

presentations on current innovative

healthcare practices from

representatives of private healthcare

systems, VA network directors and VA

medical center administrators. A public

comment period is scheduled from

4:15–4:45 p.m. EDT.

On April 9, the Committee will hear

presentations on VA eligibility reform,

employee education and product line

management. A public comment period

is scheduled from 1:30–2:00 p.m. EDT.

The meeting is open to the public.

Those who plan to attend or who have

questions concerning the meeting

should contact the Designated Federal

Official for the Committee, Charlotte F.

Beason, Ed.D., RN, at (202) 273–8422.

Dated: March 27, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

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