[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12979]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No: CB 98-03]


Announcement of the Availability of Financial Assistance and 
Request for Applications for Fiscal Year 1998 to Support Child Welfare 
Training Projects as Authorized by Section 426 of the Social Security 
Act, as Amended. 42 U.S.C. 626, CFDA: 93.648

AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families (ACF/DHHS).

ACTION: Notice of fiscal year 1998 Child Welfare Training Project 
priorities, availability of financial assistance, and request for 
applications to support Child Welfare Training Projects as authorized 
by section 426 of the Social Security Act, as Amended. 42 U.S.C. 626, 
CFDA: 93.648.

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SUMMARY: The Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families, ACF, announces the availability of FY 1998 funds for 
competing new discretionary grants to public or other non-profit 
institutions of higher learning for special projects for training of 
personnel for work in the field of child welfare.
    Federal funds for Child Welfare Training Project Priorities are 
available for: (1) professional education for public child welfare 
practitioners; (2) training for the frontline public child welfare 
agency staff in the use of the Statewide Automated Child Welfare 
Information Systems (SACWIS); and (3) training for child protective and 
child welfare services staff for collaboration with community-based 
agencies to provide services to at-risk families to prevent child abuse 
and neglect.

DEADLINE DATE: The closing time and date for the receipt of 
applications under this announcement is 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone), 
on July 20, 1998. Applications received after 4:30 p.m. of the closing 
date will be classified as late. Post marks and other similar documents 
DO NOT establish receipt of an application.

ADDRESSES: Mailing and Delivery Instructions: Mailed applications and 
applications delivered by overnight/express mail services shall be 
considered as meeting the announced deadline if they are received on or 
before the deadline receipt date, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone) and sent to the Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Operations Center, 1225 Jefferson 
Davis Hwy, Suite 415, Arlington, VA 22202. The telephone number is 1-
800-351-2293. Any application received after the deadline time and date 
will not be considered for competition.
    Hand Delivered Applications, Applicant Couriers: If applications 
hand delivered by applicants or applicant couriers are received on or 
before the deadline date between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 
(Eastern Time Zone) at the Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families (ACYF) Operations Center, 1225 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 415, 
Arlington, VA 22202, they shall be considered as meeting the announced 
deadline.
    Electronic Transmissions: ACF cannot accommodate transmission of 
applications by fax or through other electronic media. Therefore, 
applications transmitted to ACF electronically will not be accepted 
regardless of date or time of submission and time of receipt.
    Late Applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria 
above are considered late applications. ACF shall notify each late 
applicant that its application will not be considered in the current 
competition.
    Extension of Deadlines: ACF may extend the deadline for all 
applicants because of acts of God such as floods, hurricanes, etc., or 
when there is a widespread disruption of the mail system. However, if 
ACF does not extend the deadline for all applicants, it may not waive 
or extend the deadline for any applicants.
    Program Announcement Requests: Copies of the program announcement 
may obtained by contacting the Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families (ACYF) Operations Center, 1225 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 415, 
Arlington, VA 22202. The telephone number is 1-800-351-2293. Copies of 
this announce will be automatically sent to all universities with 
accredited undergraduate and graduate social work programs. A copy of 
this program announcement is also located at the Children's Bureau 
website at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/program/cb.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grant awards of FY 1998 funds will be made 
by September 30, 1998. Under this announcement, approximately $2 
million is available for the new awards. The announcement provides 
information regarding the funding level for each priority area. 
Applicants should note that the number of grants to be awarded under 
this program announcement are subject to the availability of funds.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number of the 
Child Welfare Training Grants is 93.648.

    Dated: May 11, 1998.
James A. Harrell,
Deputy Commissioner Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 98-12979 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am]
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