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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 National Center

on Child Abuse and Neglect and the

Children’s Bureau Discretionary Funds

Program; Availability of Funds and

Request for Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families (ACYF),

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF), HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the

availability of funds and request for

applications to conduct child abuse

research or training projects as

authorized by the Child Abuse

Prevention and Treatment Act, as

amended and child welfare research,

demonstration or training projects as

authorized by Titles IV–B and E, of the

Social Security Act, as amended.

SUMMARY: The National Center on Child

Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN), and the

Children’s Bureau (CB), within the

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families (ACYF), Administration for

Children and Families (ACF) announce

the availability for Fiscal Year 1995

funding.

Funds from NCCAN are for research

on the causes, prevention,

identification, treatment and cultural

distinctions of child abuse and neglect;

for research on appropriate, effective

and culturally sensitive investigative,

administrative and judicial procedures

with respect to cases of child abuse; and

for demonstration or service programs

and projects designed to prevent,

identify, and treat child abuse and

neglect.

Child Welfare Research and

Demonstration funds provide financial

support to State and local governments

and other nonprofit institutions,

agencies, and organizations engaged in

research or demonstrations in the field

of child welfare to study problems

related to child welfare, foster care and

related issues. Child Welfare Training

provides discretionary grants to

accredited public or other nonprofit

institutions of higher learning to

develop and improve educational and

training programs and to assist child

welfare agencies to upgrade skills and

qualifications of staff.

This announcement contains forms

and instructions for submitting an

application.

DATES: The closing date for submissions

of applications is July 10, 1995.

Applications must be either received by

or hand-delivered no later than the

deadline date.

ADDRESSES: Mail applications to: FY

1995 NCCAN/CB Discretionary Funds

Program, Department of Health and

Human Services, ACF/Division of

Discretionary Grants, 6th floor, 370

L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington,

DC 20447, Attn: NCCAN/CB–95–1,

Alece Morgan, Acting.

Hand deliver applications during the

normal working hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, on or

prior to the established closing date to:

Administration for Children and

Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 6th Floor, ACF Guard Station,

901 D Street SW., Washington, DC

20047, Attn: NCCAN/CB–95–1, Alece

Morgan, Acting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

ACYF Operations Center, Technical

Assistance Team at 1–800–351–2293, is

available to answer questions regarding

application requirements and to refer

you to the appropriate contact person in

ACYF for programmatic questions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you are

going to submit an application, send a

post card with the following

information: The name, address, and

telephone number of the contact person;

the name of the organization; and the

priority area(s) in which you may

submit an application, within two (2)

weeks of the receipt of this

announcement to: Administration on

Children, Youth and Families,

Operations Center, 3030 Clarendon

Blvd., Suite 240, Arlington, VA 22201.

This information will be used to

determine the number of expert

reviewers needed and to update the

mailing list of persons to whom program

announcements are sent.

This program announcement consists

of three parts. Part I provides

information on NCCAN and the

Children’s Bureau; the statutory funding

authorities applicable to this

announcement; and general information

on the application procedures.

Part II describes the review process,

additional requirements for NCCAN and

Children’s Bureau grant applicants, the

criteria for the review and evaluation of

applications, and the programmatic

priorities under which applications are

being solicited.

Part III provides information and

instructions for the development and

submission of applications.

The forms to be used for submitting

an application follow Part III. Please

copy as single-sided forms and use in

submitting an application under this

announcement. No additional

application materials are available or

needed to submit an application.

Applicants should note that grants to

be awarded under this program

announcement are subject to the

availability of funds.

Outline of Announcement

Part I. Introduction

A. National Center on Child Abuse and

Neglect

B. Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare

Part II. The Review Process and Priority

Areas

A. Eligible Applicants

B. Review Process and Funding Decisions

C. Evaluation Criteria

1. Criteria for Research Projects

2. Criteria for Demonstration and Training

Projects

D. Available Funds

E. Structure of Priority Area Descriptions

F. Research, Demonstration and Training

Priorities

1. Child Abuse and Neglect Research and

Training Priorities

1.01R National Data Archive for Child

Abuse and Neglect

1.02R Consortium for Longitudinal

Studies of Child Maltreatment Projects

1.03T Training and Technical Assistance

for Community-Based Family Resource

Programs

2. Children’s Bureau Child Welfare

Research, Demonstration and Training

Priorities

2.01R Assessing the Quality of Out-ofHome Care in the Child Welfare System

2.02R How Decisions to Change the Case

Plan Goal Are Initiated

2.03D Involving Parents in Service Design

2.04T Foster Care Review Systems

2.05T Professional Education for Public

Child Welfare Practitioners

2.06T The Child Welfare Fellows

Program: Tenured Faculty Development

2.07T Innovative Training for Exemplary

Practice

Part III. Instructions for the Development and

Submission of Applications

A. Required Notification of the State Single

Point of Contact (NCCAN only)

B. Deadline for Submission of Applications

C. Instructions for Preparing the

Application and Completing Application

Forms

1. SF424, page 1, Application Cover Sheet

2. SF424A, Budget Information-NonConstruction Programs

3. Project Summary Description

4. Program Narrative Statement

5. Assurances/Certifications

D. Checklist for a Complete Application

E. The Application Package

Part I—Introduction

A. National Center on Child Abuse and

Neglect

In 1974, the Child Abuse Prevention

and Treatment Act (the Act) established

the NCCAN in the Department of Health

and Human Services. It is located

organizationally within the

Administration on Children, Youth and
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Families (ACYF) in the Administration

for Children and Families (ACF).

The National Center on Child Abuse

and Neglect conducts activities

designed to assist and enhance national,

State and community efforts to prevent,

identify and treat child abuse and

neglect. These activities include:

Conducting research and

demonstrations; supporting service

improvement projects; gathering,

analyzing and disseminating

information through a national

clearinghouse; and providing grants to

eligible States for developing,

strengthening and carrying out child

abuse and neglect prevention and

treatment programs and programs

relating to the investigation and

prosecution of child abuse cases. In

addition, the legislatively mandated

Advisory Board on Child Abuse and

Neglect and the Inter-Agency Task Force

on Child Abuse and Neglect produce

periodic reports regarding child abuse

and neglect activities.

The NCCAN portion of this

announcement identifies two research

priorities and one training priority for

FY 1995. NCCAN solicits applications

under the authority of the Child Abuse

Prevention and Treatment Act (42

U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) as amended. The

Act was most recently reauthorized

through September 1995 and was

further amended through the Child

Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption,

and Family Services Act of 1992 (Pub.

L. 102–295, 5/28/92), the Juvenile

Justice and Delinquency Act

Amendments of 1992, and Title IV of

the Human Services Amendments of

1994.

Due to the limited amount of

discretionary funds available for this

fiscal year, NCCAN is publishing its

final priority areas for FY 1995 only at

this time. Pending reauthorization of the

legislation at the end of this fiscal year,

NCCAN will consider publication of

other research and demonstration topics

for FY 1996 in a subsequent

announcement. The priority areas were

developed in accordance with needs

identified in a study done by the

National Research Council in 1993

(published by the National Academy of

Sciences, supported by NCCAN grant

90–CA–1483). The two research priority

areas chosen were selected after a

review and analysis of comments

received in response to a notice by

NCCAN soliciting those comments. That

notice was published on October 25,

1994 in the Federal Register (59 FR

53652). A 60-day period was provided

to allow the public to comment on the

proposed areas. NCCAN received 81

written responses from a variety of

sources, including the following: The

U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services Public Health Service/Indian

Health Service; State and County

Departments of Social Welfare, Health

and Human Services; a State Child

Death Review Board Administrator and

a County Medical Examiner; a State

Department of Corrections; a State

Children’s Trust Fund program;

community-based prevention and

treatment programs; hospitals and

children’s medical centers; health

associations; community mental health

centers and an agency specializing in

services to children with disabilities;

universities; the National Court

Appointed Special Adovcates (CASA)

Association, American Bar Association

Center on Children and the Law, and

local non-profit organizations; an Indian

Business Council; corporations; a

doctoral candidate and other

individuals.

The largest number of written

responses came from universities,

followed by State and County

Departments of Social Welfare, Health

and Human Services. The comments

were generally supportive of the notice

of proposed priorities including projects

identified for continued funding, the

four research and demonstration

priorities, and the working groups and

symposia topics. Specific comments

were also submitted on the National

Data Archive on Child Abuse and

Neglect and the Consortium for

Longitudinal Studies of Child

Maltreatment, each of the four research

and demonstration priority areas, work

groups, symposia topics, and

recommendations on additional priority

areas.

The largest group of written

comments were in response to the two

research priority areas on child abuse

and neglect with a focus on the impact

of community-based family support and

family preservation programs on child

abuse and neglect (37 responses) and

model development for centers for

excellence in research (25 responses). A

number of written comments were also

received in response to the two

demonstration priorities on models on

neglect (17 responses) and Guardian ad

Litem model demonstration (11

responses). To the extent feasible,

NCCAN is addressing the public

comments in preparing both Fiscal Year

1995 and 1996 priority areas and work

groups and symposia plans. Comments

intended to further clarify and focus the

priorities will be incorporated into the

revised descriptions.

In the case of the priority on model

development for centers for excellence

in research, a number of respondents

questioned this approach and made

other suggestions such as partnerships

with other agencies. NCCAN intends to

pursue these suggestions prior to the

next announcement. Specific comments

were also received in support of the

graduate research and medical research

fellowships which were included under

this priority area.

Other comments indicated the need to

acknowledge the role that parental

substance abuse may play in cases of

child abuse and neglect and to support

research and demonstration priorities

on Shaken Baby Syndrome. NCCAN

will, when appropriate, reiterate the

need to focus on parental substance

abuse as an issue and plans to provide

several substance abuse-focused

products for use by the field that will

result from the experiences and findings

of projects already funded through the

Emergency Child Abuse and Neglect

Prevention Services program. NCCAN is

considering plans to include Shaken

Baby Syndrome in the future prevention

symposium.

A few comments were also received

in support of the Hawaii Healthy Start

model and the Healthy Families of

America initiative for the prevention of

child abuse and neglect. NCCAN is

funding an evaluation of the Hawaii

Healthy Start program and upon

completion of the study will distribute

the findings to the field.

Several responses suggested

reinstating the previously funded

priority area on field initiated research

on child abuse and neglect. NCCAN

recognizes the importance of innovative

research from the field and will take

such comments into consideration when

developing subsequent announcements.

Information on prior research and

demonstration projects supported by

NCCAN as well as on other studies on

child maltreatment are available

through the Clearinghouse on Child

Abuse and Neglect Information, P.O.

Box 1182, Washington, DC 20013, (1–

800–FYI–3366). The Clearinghouse is

also a member of the Consortium of

Clearinghouses and can provide

information on the other Clearinghouses

and Resource Centers referred to in this

announcement.

B. Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare

The Children’s Bureau plans,

manages, coordinates and supports

child welfare services programs. It

administers the Foster Care and

Adoption Assistance Program, the Child

Welfare Services Program, the

Independent Living Program, the Child

Welfare Research, Demonstration and

Training Program, the Adoption

Opportunities Program, the Temporary
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Child Care and Crisis Nurseries

Program, the Abandoned Infants

Assistance Program and the recently

enacted Family Preservation and Family

Support Program.

The Children’s Bureau’s programs are

designed to promote the welfare of all

children, including those disabled,

homeless, dependent, abused or

neglected children and their families.

The programs aid in preventing and

remedying the neglect, abuse and

exploitation of children. The programs

also encourage the strengthening of the

family unit to help prevent the

unnecessary separation of children from

their families, and reunify families,

where possible, when separation has

occurred.

Part II—The Review Process and

Priority Areas

This Part describes the screening and

review processes, the criteria for the

evaluation of applications, and the

programmatic priorities under which

applications are being solicited.

A. Eligible Applicants

Before applications are reviewed,

each application will be screened to

determine whether the applicant

organization is eligible as specified

under the selected priority area.

Applications from organizations which

do not meet the eligibility requirements

for the priority area will not be

considered or reviewed in the

competition, and the applicant will be

so informed. In addition, inadequate

preparation or omission of essential

components of the application or failure

to comply with format specifications as

described in Part III C will result in the

application being withdrawn from

further consideration.

Applications will be screened for

categorical appropriateness. If

applications are found to be

inappropriate for the priority area in

which they were submitted, applicants

will be contacted for verbal approval of

redirection to a more appropriate

priority area. Redirection does not affect

decision-making in the competitive

process which follows the initial

screening.

Each priority area description

contains information about the types of

agencies and organizations which are

eligible to apply under that priority

area. Since eligibility varies among

priority areas depending on statutory

provisions, it is critical that applicants

carefully consider the ‘‘Eligible

Applicants’’ section under each specific

priority area.

Only agencies and organizations, not

individuals, are eligible to apply under

any of the priority areas. On all

applications developed jointly by more

than one agency or organization, the

application must identify only one

organization as the lead organization

and official applicant. The lead

organization must meet the criteria for

an ‘‘Eligible Applicant’’. The other

participating agencies and organizations

can be included as co-participants,

subgrantees, or subcontractors.

For-profit organizations are eligible to

participate as subgrantees or

subcontractors with eligible non-profit

organizations under all of the priority

areas.

Any non-profit agency which has not

previously received Federal support

must submit proof of non-profit status

with its grant application. The nonprofit agency can accomplish this by:

making reference to its listing in the

most recent Internal Revenue Service

list of tax-exempt organizations or by

submitting a copy of its letter from the

IRS under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3).

The ACYF cannot fund a non-profit

applicant without acceptable proof of its

non-profit status.

B. Review Process and Funding

Decisions

Applications within the page

limitations as set forth in Part III section

C, No. 4, will be reviewed and scored

competitively against the published

evaluation criteria (see Part II C of this

announcement) by experts in the field,

generally persons from outside the

Federal government. The results of this

review are the primary consideration in

making funding decisions.

The NCCAN, Children’s Bureau and

ACYF reserve the option of discussing

applications with, or referring them to,

other Federal or non-Federal funding

sources when this is determined to be

in the best interest of the Federal

government or the applicant. The

NCCAN, Children’s Bureau or ACYF

also may solicit comments from ACF

Regional Office staff, other Federal

agencies, interested foundations,

national organizations, specialists,

experts, States and the general public.

These comments, along with those of

the expert reviewers, will be considered

by NCCAN, Children’s Bureau and

ACYF in making funding decisions.

To the greatest extent possible, efforts

will be made to ensure that funding

decisions reflect an equitable

distribution of assistance among the

States and geographical regions of the

country, rural and urban areas, and

ethnic populations. In making these

decisions, NCCAN, Children’s Bureau

and ACYF may also take into account

the need to avoid unnecessary

duplication of effort.

C. Evaluation Criteria

There are two sets of evaluation

criteria: Research applications will be

evaluated against one set; demonstration

and training applications will be

evaluated against another set. A panel of

at least three reviewers will evaluate

each application to determine the

strengths and weaknesses of each

proposal in terms of the appropriate

evaluation criteria listed below. They

will also provide written comments and

assign numerical scores for each

application. The point value following

each criterion heading indicates the

maximum numerical score that each

section may be given in the review

process. These section scores will be

summed for each application to yield a

total evaluation score.

1. Criteria for Research Projects

The following research priority areas

will be evaluated against the following

evaluation criteria:

1.01R National Data Archive for Child

Abuse and Neglect

1.02R Consortium for Longitudinal

Studies of Child Maltreatment

Projects

2.01R Assessing the Quality of Out-ofHome Care in the Child Welfare

System

2.02R How Decisions to Change the

Case Plan Goal Are Initiated

Competing applications will be

evaluated according to the following

criteria:

(a) Objectives (maximum of 5 points)

The extent to which the application

concisely states the specific objectives

of the project and describes what the

research project is intended to

accomplish. Also, how well the research

issue(s) are addressed, the specific

theory driven question(s) are answered

(if applicable), and the hypothesis(es) to

be tested (if applicable) are formulated

will be evaluated.

(b) Background and Significance

(maximum of 19 points)

The extent to which the application

effectively discusses the current state of

knowledge relative to the issue or area

that is addressed, and provides a review

of the literature, including previous

work of the author(s) of the proposal. (A

list of references must be included with

the application.) The results of any pilot

tests are described. The application

indicates how the proposed research

will build on the current knowledge

base and contribute to policy, practice

and future research.
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(c) Approach (maximum of 51 points)

The extent to which the application

delineates how the terms used in the

study will be defined and used,

identifies variables and data sources,

and discusses the selection, adaptation

or development of instruments to be

used, including information on

reliability and validity. The extent to

which application outlines the design

features and the procedures for data

collection, processing, analysis and

interpretation. As applicable, it will

include a sampling plan for the

selection of site(s) and subjects. The

sample sizes must be sufficiently large

for both statistical power and

significance.

The extent to which the application

describes the characteristics of the target

population, and details recruitment

procedures for the study subjects. It

describes and addresses the rationale for

the gender and ethnic composition and

subject recruitment procedures of the

proposed study sample. For

intervention studies, the theory base,

ecological setting, and level of

intervention are described. The

application discusses any potential

difficulties in the proposed procedures,

provides realistic estimates of attrition

and discusses statistically appropriate

ways of adjusting the sample.

The extent to which the application

reflects sensitivity to ethical issues that

may arise, such as potential deception,

delayed or diminished treatment for

control groups placed on waiting lists,

provision for treatment and removal

from the project if a potentially

dangerous behavior is exhibited, plans

for stopping an intervention that proves

harmful or unsuccessful, or lag in

debriefing the subject. The extent to

which the applicant addresses

procedures for the protection of human

subjects, confidentiality of data and

consent procedures. A Protection of

Human Subjects Assurance must be

included with the application for

research on child abuse and neglect, in

addition to the other required

assurances.

The extent to which the application

indicates that the data will be collected

utilizing approaches, measures, and

instruments that are culturally sensitive

and/or presents thoughtful explanations

for using those whose cultural

sensitivity may not yet have been

empirically determined.

The extent to which the application

indicates that the data will be analyzed

utilizing approaches that are

appropriate to the scientific objectives

of the study and how the proposed

analyses reflect appropriate

examinations of gender and ethnic

issues.

The extent to which the application

includes plans to prepare data sets

according to sound data processing and

documentation practices to ensure the

potential of these data sets for

subsequent use by other researchers.

The application for NCCAN funds

provides for these data sets to be made

available at the conclusion of the project

to the National Data Archive on Child

Abuse and Neglect. Child welfare

research participation in the Data

Archive is optional. The extent to which

the application indicates that the final

report will be prepared in the suggested

format that ensures its ease for

dissemination and utilization and

proposes strategies for dissemination of

findings in a manner that will be of use

to researchers and practitioners in the

field.

The extent to which the application

outlines a sound and workable plan of

action and details how the proposed

work will be accomplished. The

activities to be carried out are listed in

chronological order, showing a

reasonable schedule of

accomplishments and target dates. The

application includes an adequate

staffing plan that lists key staff and

consultants along with their

responsibilities on the project, and that

allocates a sufficient amount of time for

each person to these activities. The

application delineates how the research

team will be assembled and the use of

any advisory panels. It also lists each

organization, agency, or other key

groups that will work on the project,

along with a description of their

activities and training plans. The

application indicates the ability to gain

access to necessary information, data

and clients. A sound administrative

framework for maintaining quality

control over the implementation and

operation of the study is detailed. The

author(s) of the application and his/her

role in the proposed project is/are

identified. The proposed project costs

are reasonable, and the funds are

appropriately allocated across

component areas and are sufficient to

accomplish the objectives.

(d) Staff Background and Organization’s

Experience (maximum of 25 points)

The extent to which the application

describes the background, experience,

training and qualifications of the key

staff and consultants, including work on

related research and similar projects.

The extent to which it describes the

personnel resources available for

sampling, experimental design,

statistical analysis and field work. Key

personnel have a working knowledge of

the proposed research and are

geographically accessible. (The

curriculum vitae for each key person

must be included with the application.)

The adequacy of the available facilities

and organizational experience related to

the tasks of the proposed project are

detailed. (A two page organizational

capability statement must be included

with the application.) Any collaborative

efforts with other organizations,

including the nature of their

contribution to the project, are

described. (Letters of commitment for

key staff and for collaborative efforts,

where appropriate, must be included

with the application.)

The extent to which the application

demonstrates the ability of the staff and

organization to effectively and

efficiently administer a project of the

size, complexity and scope proposed. It

further reflects the capacity to

coordinate activities with other agencies

for the successful accomplishment of

project objectives. The application

describes the relationship between this

project and other work planned,

anticipated or underway by the

applicant with Federal assistance.

2. Criteria for Demonstration and

Training Projects

The following demonstration and

training priority areas will be evaluated

using the evaluation criteria below:

1.03T Training and Technical

Assistance for Community-Based

Family Resource Programs

2.03D Involving Parents in Service

Design

2.04T Foster Care Review Systems

2.05T Professional Education for

Public Child Welfare Practitioners

2.06T The Child Welfare Fellows

Program: Tenured Faculty

Development

2.07T Innovative Training for

Exemplary Practice

Competing applications will be

evaluated according to the following

criteria:

(a) Objectives and Need for Assistance

(maximum of 20 points)

The extent to which the application

pinpoints any relevant physical,

economic, social, financial, institutional

or other problems requiring a solution;

demonstrates the need for assistance;

states the principal and subordinate

objectives of the project; provides

supporting documentation or other

testimonies from concerned interests

other than the applicant; and includes

and/or footnotes relevant data based on

the results of planning studies. The
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application must identify the precise

location of the project and area to be

served by the proposed project. Maps

and other graphic aids may be attached.

(b) Results or Benefits Expected

(maximum of 20 points)

The extent to which the application

identifies the results and benefits to be

derived, the extent to which they are

consistent with the objectives of the

proposal, and the extent to which the

application indicates the anticipated

contributions to policy, practice, theory

and/or research. The extent to which the

proposed project costs are reasonable in

view of the expected results.

(c) Approach (maximum of 35 points)

The extent to which the application

outlines a sound and workable plan of

action pertaining to the scope of the

project, and details how the proposed

work will be accomplished; cites factors

which might accelerate or decelerate the

work, giving acceptable reasons for

taking this approach as opposed to

others; describes and supports any

unusual features of the project, such as

design or technological innovations,

reductions in cost or time, or

extraordinary social and community

involvements; and provides for

projections of the accomplishments to

be achieved. It lists the activities to be

carried out in chronological order,

showing a reasonable schedule of

accomplishments and target dates.

The extent to which, when applicable,

the application identifies the kinds of

data to be collected and maintained, and

discusses the criteria to be used to

evaluate the results and successes of the

project. The extent to which the

application describes the evaluation

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. The application also lists each

organization, agency, consultant, or

other key individuals or groups who

will work on the project, along with a

description of the activities and nature

of their effort or contribution.

(d) Staff Background and Organization’s

Experience (maximum of 25 points)

The extent to which the application

identifies the background of the project

director/principal investigator and key

project staff (including name, address,

training, educational background and

other qualifying experience) and the

experience of the organization to

demonstrate the applicant’s ability to

effectively and efficiently administer

this project. The application describes

the relationship between this project

and other work planned, anticipated or

underway by the applicant with Federal

assistance.

D. Available Funds

Under this announcement,

approximately $1.4 million is available

for new NCCAN grants for FY 1995. The

size of the actual awards will vary. For

the Children’s Bureau, $3 million is

available for FY 1995. Each priority area

description includes information on the

maximum Federal share of the project

costs and the anticipated number of

projects to be funded.

The term ‘‘budget period’’ refers to the

interval of time (usually 12 months) into

which a multi-year period of assistance

(project period) is divided for budgetary

and funding purposes. The term

‘‘project period’’ refers to the total time

a project is approved for support,

including any extensions.

Where appropriate, applicants may

propose project periods which are

shorter than the maximum periods

specified in the various priority areas.

Non-Federal share contributions may

exceed the minimum amounts specified

in the various priority areas when the

applicant is able to do so.

For multi-year projects, continued

Federal funding beyond the first budget

period is dependent upon proof of

satisfactory performance and the

availability of funds from future

appropriations.

E. Structure of Priority Area

Descriptions

Each priority area description is

composed of the following sections:

• Eligible Applicants: This section

specifies the type of organization which

is eligible to apply under the particular

priority area. Specific restrictions are

also noted, where applicable.

• Purpose: This section presents the

basic focus and/or broad goal(s) of the

priority area.

• Background Information: This

section briefly discusses the legislative

background as well as the current stateof-the-art and/or current state-ofpractice that supports the need for the

particular priority area activity.

Relevant information on projects

previously funded by ACYF, NCCAN,

Children’s Bureau and/or others, and

State models are noted, where

applicable. Some priority areas specify

individuals to contact for more

information.

• Requirements for Project Design:

This section presents the basic set of

issues that must be addressed in the

application. Typically, they relate to

project design, evaluation, and

community involvement. This section

also describes specific information on

the proposed project. Project products,

continuation of the project effort after

the Federal support ceases, and

dissemination/utilization activities, if

appropriate, should also be addressed in

this section. Applicants should note that

non-responsiveness to the requirements

will result in a low evaluation score by

the panel of expert panel reviewers.

Applicants should be certain they

clearly identify the specific priority area

under which they wish to have their

applications considered, and tailor their

applications accordingly.

• Project Duration: This section

specifies the maximum allowable length

of time for the project period; it refers

to the amount of time for which Federal

funding is available.

• Federal Share of Project Costs: This

section specifies the maximum amount

of Federal support for the project.

• Matching Requirement: This section

specifies the minimum non-Federal

contribution, where applicable, either

through cash or in-kind match, that is

required in relation to the maximum

Federal funds requested for the project.

• Anticipated Number of Projects To

Be Funded: This section specifies the

number of projects that ACYF

anticipates it will fund in the priority

area.

• CFDA Number: Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number is the

number required on the SF 424, (item

10).

F. Research, Demonstration and

Training Priorities

F.1. Child Abuse and Neglect Research

and Training Priorities

1.01R National Data Archive for Child

Abuse and Neglect

Eligible Applicants: Public or private

nonprofit agencies, organizations, and

institutions of higher learning.

Purpose: To support a national data

archive on child abuse and neglect to

continue the processing and housing of

high quality data sets and related

activities that facilitate the use of

archived data.

Background Information: In this

priority area, ACF seeks to ensure

funding for one of the components of a

research infrastructure identified as

critical in the report of the Panel on

Research on Child Abuse and Neglect of

the National Research Council for the

support of research on the prevention,

identification and treatment of child

abuse and neglect. Since September 30,

1988, NCCAN has provided funding for

the National Data Archive on Child

Abuse and Neglect. The Archive is

located at Cornell University, Family
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Life Development Center, G20 MVR

Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853–4401

(telephone 607–255–7794). This is a

centralized facility for the acquisition,

preservation, and dissemination of

machine-readable data sets relevant to

the study of child maltreatment. The

Archive currently holds 19 data sets and

has produced a document that has been

widely disseminated to the field on

‘‘The Preparation of Data Sets for

Analysis and Dissemination: Technical

Guidelines for Machine-Readable Data.’’

Both information on the data sets and

the manual can be obtained from the

Archive.

It is expected that the successful

applicant will continue and build on

these activities. While a major function

is to process, house, and preserve

quality data sets from studies on child

abuse and neglect, an archive also plays

a critical role in setting standards and

establishing good practices for

documentation of data sets. Establishing

such procedures enables data to be more

readily available and easily shared with

other researchers and provides the

additional capacity for further and

secondary analysis.

All investigators regardless of their

funding sources are encouraged to

house data sets with the National Data

Archive. As of FY 1994, all research

grantees funded by NCCAN are required

to prepare data sets according to sound

data processing and documentation

practices and to house these data sets

with the National Data Archive at the

conclusion of the projects. Archive staff

are expected, therefore, to be available

and provide technical support on data

entry, processing, data analysis, and

documentation. Plans should also

include the housing of data sets from

related national surveys such as those

conducted by the National Center for

Health Statistics of the Department, the

national incidence studies, the National

Child Abuse and Neglect Data System

(NCANDS), and housing of the database

on measures for use in child abuse and

neglect.

A centralized archive can facilitate

collaboration among researchers for

knowledge building and encourage new

researchers to enter the field. An archive

should also provide training and

technical assistance opportunities for

new researchers or postdoctoral

candidates through the conduct of

summer training institutes which bring

a small number of researchers together

to work on these data sets. Support for

secondary analysis of various data sets

in the archive can be provided through

these training institutes as well as

through small grants to researchers to

work with these data sets. Support may

be provided for graduate research or

postdoctoral research fellows to work in

residence with archive staff on research

related to the holdings. Workshops and

training sessions can also be held at

major national conferences.

Dissemination is a major function of

an archive. This includes providing

innovative tools such as CD–ROM and

a range of ready-to-use formats that

make archived data sets more easily

accessible to the research community;

publishing information on projects of

the archive and new acquisitions;

preparation of technical guidelines

outlining data processing standards and

user guides to archive holdings; and

development and maintenance of

electronic mail services to facilitate

networking and information exchange

among researchers in the field of child

abuse and neglect, including their

access to a database on measures

appropriate for researchers in this field.

Requirements for Project Design: In

order to compete successfully under this

priority area, the applicant should:

• Demonstrate an understanding of

the issues and problems associated with

a national data archive on child abuse

and neglect.

• Demonstrate an awareness of

current activities being undertaken on

this component and how the approach

being proposed would build on this

work.

• Propose an approach that is

comprehensive and reflects cultural

sensitivity to the issues being addressed.

• Describe the approach that would

be employed for the specific functions

being addressed, including training and

technical assistance, and demonstrate

sufficient resources and the appropriate

facilities to undertake the project.

• Demonstrate an ability to gain

access to necessary information, data

sets, and data bases, as applicable and

plans for addressing any ethical issues

that may arise in the use of these data

sets.

• Describe strategies for the

dissemination of the products that

would be of use to other researchers and

practitioners in the field.

• Provide all required assurances and

certifications, including a Protection of

Human Subjects Assurance as specified

in the policy described on the HHS

Form 596.

• Provide assurances that at least one

key staff person will attend a three-day

annual spring meeting in Washington,

DC.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 60 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share of the project is

not to exceed $250,000 per 12-month

budget period.

Matching Requirements: There is no

matching requirement.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that one project

will be funded at the maximum funding

level.

Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number (CFDA): 93.670,

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention

and Treatment.

1.02R. Consortium for Longitudinal

Studies of Child Maltreatment Projects

Eligible Applicants: Currently funded

Consortium for Longitudinal Studies of

Child Maltreatment projects initially

funded for implementation in 1990 and

1991.

Purpose: To support a second

implementation phase of the

Consortium for Longitudinal Studies of

Child Maltreatment for conducting and

coordinating prospective studies of

young children at risk of or who have

already been maltreated. These studies

are expected to contribute to the

knowledge of the etiology and

consequences and provide new insights

into the prevention, identification and

treatment of child maltreatment.

Background Information: In FY 1989,

the NCCAN funded two successful

applicants in response to the priority

area for the Consortium for Longitudinal

Studies of Child Maltreatment. The

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill and the Juvenile Protective

Association in Chicago received a

planning grant award for the central

grantee and satellite grantee

respectively. This planning grant was

for a year to collaborate to develop a

feasible plan for a longitudinal study.

This was successfully accomplished. As

stated in the original announcement,

upon completion of this planning year,

a central grantee and up to three

satellites would be funded for a fiveyear period and possibly longer pending

statutory authority and the availability

of funds. It went on to state that

additional satellite projects may be

funded in the future.

In FY 1990 and FY 1991, NCCAN

awarded five-year grants to the

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill and the Juvenile Protective

Association for the implementation of

the Consortium for Longitudinal Studies

of Child Maltreatment. The University

of North Carolina received the award for

the central grantee and for two satellite

sites (in North Carolina and Seattle) and

the Juvenile Protective Association

received the award for a satellite grantee

(in Chicago) thus implementing the

proposed plan for the Consortium
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coordinating center and three satellite

sites.

In FY 1990, the San Diego State

University Foundation received a grant

in response to the priority area on

Psychological Impact of Child

Maltreatment and by FY 1991 had

signed an agreement to participate as a

satellite site in the Consortium.

In FY 1991, the University of

Maryland at Baltimore received a grant

in response to the priority area on Field

Initiated Research for Child Abuse and

Neglect and agreed as part of their

application to coordinate with the

Consortium for Longitudinal Studies.

The University of Maryland at Baltimore

also signed an agreement to participate

as a satellite site in the Consortium.

The Consortium currently consists of

the coordinating center and five satellite

sites. The collaborative effort is multidisciplinary in the composition of its

members and has taken the name of the

LONGSCAN Consortium. In this priority

area, NCCAN seeks to address the needs

identified by the NRC report for

collaborative studies in the longitudinal

developmental framework and theory

based longitudinal research to examine

the antecedents and consequences of

child abuse and neglect.

LONGSCAN is a consortium of

prospective studies designed to examine

the life course of young children who

are at risk of maltreatment or who have

already been maltreated. The total

projected sample size is about 1,500

children who are recruited at age four or

younger. Baseline data is collected

through child and primary caretaker

interviews on all children in each of the

studies at age four. Teacher assessments

on each child are collected at

subsequent follow-ups, after the child

enters school. The studies use common

data collection instruments and a

common developmental perspective so

that applied analyses of data as well as

comparisons among sites and sitespecific analyses can be accomplished.

To date the specific common

measurement batteries have been

selected for ages four, six and eight.

Tracking is carried out annually. Each

site is responsible for selecting and

maintaining a sample to follow at the

designated data points for up to twenty

years. The study duration of twenty

years has been selected for conceptual

reasons only and the actual duration of

the effort will be contingent upon the

availability of financial support.

The Principal Investigators have

signed and abide by a Governance

Agreement that describes the operating

structure of the Executive Board and

seven Committees (Publication,

Measures, Human Subjects,

Communication, Field Procedures and

Tracking, Data Handling and Analysis,

Funding and Development) and policies

related to ownership, local analysis and

authorship. The Executive Board and

Committees meet twice a year and use

the Internet in between to discuss issues

that arise and to reach agreement on the

most appropriate procedures and

actions to take.

Samples of children for the five sites

vary by their level of risk and exposure

to maltreatment. The studies include

children identified at birth as ‘‘at risk’’,

children identified in pediatric clinics

during their first year of life as ‘‘at risk’’,

children reported to child protective

services agencies, children in treatment

because of their maltreatment, children

who have been removed from their

families and placed in foster care

following their maltreatment. Each site

is also collecting data in addition to the

common measures. For example, one

site has recruited children in their first

year of life and has a special focus on

use of videotaped observations of

parent-child interactions as a means of

assessing attachment and bonding. Two

sites are obtaining information on the

role of the fathers in caring for the

children.

During the first five years of

implementation, the sites will have

completed recruitment of their samples;

collected site-specific data; selected,

piloted and trained on administering

measures for the age four and six year

old follow-ups; three sites have been

scheduled for the eight year old followup and training on use of the computerassisted interviewing system developed

for age eight; developed procedures and

conducted annual contact interviews

with the samples; developed forms and

conducted CPS record reviews.

During the first five years of

implementation, the coordinating center

will have provided for coordination of

measurement selection and

development; production of instruments

and operational manuals and training

for site staff; development of the data

entry system and training of site staff in

entry and analysis; receipt and checks

for the data; development and

maintenance of datasets; and

conducting analyses of pooled data.

Three sites will have completed the

baseline data collection on the four year

olds. Consortium members have written

papers and presented individually and

on panels at various national

professional conferences.

NCCAN seeks to fund a second phase

of the Consortium for Longitudinal

Studies to enable a complete set of

baseline measures at age four and a six

year old follow-up for all children in the

samples. There is a four year range in

the ages of the children in the studies

so that additionally at least three of the

five sites will complete the age eight

follow-up. It is also expected that the

pre-adolescent common measurement

battery will be developed and used in a

twelve year old or younger follow-up in

at least one of the sites. This will

provide for data analyses and findings

for baseline and one follow-up of the

samples and preliminary analyses for

the next developmental transition into

early adolescence.

Requirements for Project Design: In

order to compete successfully under this

priority area, the applicant should:

• Demonstrate an understanding of

the issues and problems associated with

being a coordinating center with

satellite sites, or with being a satellite

site, and participating in the Consortium

for Longitudinal Studies of Child

Maltreatment.

• Describe activities undertaken

during the first implementation phase

and how the approach being proposed

for the second five-year effort would

build on this work; describe the study

samples(s) and how attrition of the

study samples(s) will be addressed;

explain how the issues of research

definitions of child abuse and neglect

have been and will be addressed.

• Propose an approach that is

comprehensive and developmentally

appropriate and reflects cultural

sensitivity to the issues being addressed.

• Describe the approach that would

be employed for the specific functions

of a coordinating center with satellite

sites, or of a satellite site, being

addressed and demonstrate sufficient

resources and the appropriate facilities

for carrying out the project, as

applicable.

• Demonstrate an ability to gain

access to necessary information.

• Delineate data processing and

documentation procedures, and indicate

how aggregate or single site data

analysis will be addressed by either the

coordinating center or by satellite sites,

as applicable.

• Describe plans for individual site

data analyses for the satellite sites or

plans for site-specific comparisons

among sites and pooled data analyses,

for the coordinating center.

• Describe plans for providing

Consortium datasets to the National

Data Archive on Child Abuse and

Neglect in order to ensure the potential

of these data sets for use by other

researchers. A manual describing such

practices, The Preparation of Data Sets

for Analysis and Dissemination:

Technical Standards for MachineReadable Data, can be obtained free of
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cost from the National Data Archive on

Child Abuse and Neglect located at

Cornell University, Family Life

Development Center, G20 MVR Hall,

Ithaca, New York 14853–4401

(telephone: 607–255–7794).

• Provide information on articles,

papers and presentations on the projects

to date as well as those planned;

describe the strategies for the

dissemination of the products, interim

findings as appropriate and reports that

would be of use to other researchers and

practitioners in the field.

• Provide all required assurances and

certification, including Protection of

Human Subjects Assurances, as

specified in the policy described on the

HHS Form 596.

Discuss how the issues of informed

consent have been and will be

addressed for the child, primary

caregiver, teacher and record reviews;

describe use of the Certificate of

Confidentiality and how any legal and

ethical issues that may arise will be

addressed.

• Provide assurances that at least one

key staff person would attend a threeday annual spring meeting of research

grantees in Washington, DC; and plan

for two meetings of the Consortium

Executive Board and Committees with

one meeting to be held in Washington,

DC.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 60 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share of each of the

three satellite sites is not to exceed

$250,000 per 12-month budget period.

The maximum Federal share of the

coordinating center with satellite sites is

$750,000 per 12-month budget period.

Each project, including the satellite sites

of the coordinating center, is expected

to submit an individual application in

response to this priority area. The

coordinating center with satellite sites

are to submit a combined budget,

detailed for each project.

Matching Requirements: There is no

matching requirement.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: We anticipate that a

coordinating center and five satellite

sites will be funded up to the maximum

funding level.

CFDA Number: 93.670, Child Abuse

and Neglect Prevention and Treatment

1.03T. Training and Technical

Assistance for Community-Based

Family Resource Programs

Eligible Applicants: Public or private

nonprofit agencies, organizations, and

institutions of higher learning.

Collaborative efforts and

interdisciplinary approaches are

encouraged.

Purpose: The purpose of this

Cooperative Agreement is to provide

financial support for training and

technical assistance (T/TA) to promote

the purposes of the Community-Based

Family Resource Program (CBFRP). This

T/TA is intended to build the capacity

of States and CBFRP lead agency staff

to: (1) Facilitate and assist efforts of

State, local, Tribal, public and private

agencies in the interdisciplinary,

coordinated planning, development,

and implementation of a continuum of

child-centered, family-focused,

neighborhood-based family support

services—including the coordinated

implementation and delivery of those

services; and (2) encourage public and

private partnerships in the

establishment and expansion of family

resource programs.

Expected outcomes include State

CBFRP lead agencies that have the

capacity to conduct multi-disciplinary,

integrated and coordinated: (1) Needs

assessments, (2) policy development, (3)

service delivery, and (4) program

evaluations. This project is expected to

train State agencies and facilitate

effective interagency cooperation and

collaboration that involves all

stakeholders, including families, and

promote public-private partnerships.

This should be achieved through

delivering on-site training, technical

assistance, and consultation to all

appropriate stakeholder groups.

Training and technical assistance needs

will be identified by State CBFRP lead

agency staff in collaboration with ACYF

Central and Regional Office personnel,

and coordinated with other ongoing

national training and technical

assistance.

Background: Title IV of the Human

Services Amendments of 1994, signed

into law on May 18, 1994, established

a new Title II of the Child Abuse

Prevention and Treatment Act entitled

Community-Based Family Resource

Programs. The purpose of the CBFRP is

to assist States to develop and

implement, or expand and enhance, a

comprehensive, Statewide system of

community-based family resource

services through innovative funding

mechanisms and collaboration with

existing education, vocational

rehabilitation, health, mental health,

employment and training, child welfare,

and other social services agencies

within the State.

Under the CBFRP, grants are to be

made to States for the purposes of:

(1) Establishing and expanding

Statewide networks of communitybased family resource programs,

including funds for the initial costs of

providing specific family resource

services, that ensure family involvement

in the design and operation of family

resource programs that are responsive to

the unique and diverse strengths of

children and families;

(2) Promoting child abuse and neglect

prevention activities;

(3) Promoting the establishment and

operation of State trust funds or other

mechanisms for integrating child and

family services funding streams in order

to provide flexible funding for the

development of community-based

family resource programs;

(4) Establishing or expanding

community-based collaboration to foster

the development of a continuum of

preventive services for children and

families which are family-centered and

culturally competent;

(5) Encouraging public and private

partnerships in the establishment and

expansion of family resource programs;

and

(6) Increasing and promoting

interagency coordination among State

agencies.

In redefining its relationship with

State, local, public and private agencies

and organizations, the Federal

government is forging new partnerships

based on coordination, collaboration,

cooperation, and communication.

Subpart 2 of Title IV–B of the Social

Security Act (1993), entitled Family

Preservation and Support, and Title II of

the Child Abuse Prevention and

Treatment Act (1994), authorizing the

Community-Based Family Resource

Programs, are two recent pieces of

legislation that demonstrate this

collaborative principle. Inherent in the

implementation of both pieces of

legislation is the necessity for Federal,

State, local, public, and private agencies

and organizations to participate together

in the planning of programs and

services.

In light of the practical need to

increase interagency and

interdisciplinary coordinated planning,

development and implementation, and

to involve all stakeholders, including

customers, in the process, State agencies

may need to develop new skills. More

expansive and more cooperative ways of

thinking are necessary to maximize

programmatic potential and achieve

legislatively-mandated goals. The

training and technical assistance

required to change attitudes and create

a climate for new partnerships at

Federal, State and local levels is a

significant challenge.

NCCAN intends to support one

training project through a Cooperative

Agreement. (A Cooperative Agreement
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is Federal financial aid in which

substantial Federal involvement is

anticipated. The respective

responsibilities of Federal staff and

project staff are negotiated prior to

award.)

Requirements for Project Design:

Applicants must describe their

capabilities, related experience, and

their plans for building the capacity of

Federal, State, and local public and

private agencies to increase interagency

and interdisciplinary coordination and

collaboration in the development and

implementation of a continuum of

child-centered, family-focused,

neighborhood-based family support

services, and to involve all stakeholders,

including customers, in the total

process. This must include a plan for

assisting States in the building of

partnerships between State agencies and

local public and private agencies

including child welfare agencies, child

protective services, education agencies

and programs, and the broad array of

health services. In order to successfully

compete under this priority area, the

application must:

• Provide documentation of the

applicant’s experience in providing

training and technical assistance, in

identifying T/TA needs and developing

or participating in the development of a

plan to meet those needs, and in

recruiting, assigning, and deploying

staff with appropriate experience in the

delivery of T/TA. The application must

also provide information about the

applicant’s expertise in designing

training, developing training materials,

and organizing and conducting training

sessions.

• Provide documentation of the

experience of the applicant in areas

directly relevant to the purposes of this

Training and Technical Assistance

Cooperative Agreement, including the

applicant’s capability, experience, and

capacity-building strategies for

increasing interagency and

interdisciplinary coordination and

collaboration between the State CBFRP

lead agency and among all stakeholders,

including families, at State and local

levels. Include a description of staff

with appropriate expertise who would

provide training and technical

assistance to the target recipients.

• Provide a training and technical

assistance plan that will increase the

capacity of State CBFRP lead agencies to

promote communication, coordination,

cooperation and collaboration among

agencies within States and

communities, and that will result in

maximum utilization of existing

resources, coordinated referral systems,

standardized eligibility and intake

procedures, and ease of access for

customers and referring professionals.

• Provide a plan for promoting

interagency collaboration and

implementation of new procedures for

blending funding streams, for

collaborative long-range planning of

family support services and service

delivery options, and for management

improvement strategies that facilitate

interagency coordination (i.e., reevaluating current case referral and

intake procedures, establishing

eligibility criteria that accommodate

other-agency referrals that might

otherwise cause duplication of

programs, designing case management

procedures that include

interdisciplinary/interagency

participation, and streamline recordkeeping practices and accessibility

without compromising client

confidentiality).

• Provide a plan for assisting State

CBFRP lead agencies to improve their

cultural competence, including

promoting the ability of all participating

agencies to serve all families effectively,

make culturally appropriate placements,

recruit and employ minority staff,

deliver culturally relevant support

services, assess the factors contributing

to the over-representation of minority

families in need of support services, and

develop strategies to improve outcomes

for minority families and children.

• Provide a plan for identifying,

documenting, and disseminating

information about innovative and/or

exemplary family support services,

including innovative and wellcoordinated interagency delivery

systems.

• Demonstrate the capacity to

articulate a child-focused, familycentered approach to the delivery of

family support services, with linkages

that reinforce and complement the

State’s Family Preservation and Family

Support program, and with an emphasis

that focuses on the prevention of child

abuse and neglect.

• Describe a strategy for identifying,

documenting and developing innovative

and/or exemplary resources such as

training curricula and manuals,

especially in the area of interagency

coordination and collaboration, and for

assisting the Regional Offices in

adapting such resources to meet specific

needs in their States.

• Provide a plan for assisting State

CBFRP lead agencies to develop

outcome measures at the child, family,

and program levels, and to engage in

ongoing evaluation of the CBFRP with

particular emphasis on customer input

and satisfaction, and the efficacy of

interagency efforts.

• Provide assurances that the project

will coordinate and collaborate with the

training and technical assistance

providers funded by NCCAN and CB.

• Provide a timeline and budget for

implementing this agreement, and

include any proposed cost to agencies or

customers if it is anticipated there might

be reason to assess such costs.

• Agree to enter into a Cooperative

Agreement which will require the

grantee to submit to the National Center

for Child Abuse and Neglect Federal

Project Officer, for review and approval:

Workplans, including as appropriate,

meetings and other activities involving

Federal staff in the HHS Central Office

and Regional Offices; lists of topics to be

covered in training and technical

assistance; topics, times and places for

conferences; selection and assignment

of appropriate staff for the delivery of

training or technical assistance; topics

for any collection of original data; and

draft reports, conference agendas and

other materials prior to their finalization

and dissemination by the grantee.

• All applications for this priority

area are expected to have an evaluation

component. It is recommended that

approximately 10 percent of the

proposed budget be set aside for

evaluation efforts. An external evaluator

may be hired or an internal evaluation

may be designed. As appropriate to the

activities being proposed and project

length, either a process or outcome

evaluation may be designed. Goals and

objectives should be stated in specific

measurable form to document change,

improvement, or effectiveness.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 17 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share of this project

is not to exceed $400,000 for the 17-

month budget period.

Matching Requirements: Grantees

must provide at least 25 percent of the

total approved cost of the project. The

total approved cost of the project is the

sum of the ACF share and the nonFederal share. 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 project

requesting $400,000 in Federal funds

must include a match of at least

$133,333 (25% total project cost).

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that one project

will be funded under this

announcement.

CFDA Number: 93.670, Child Abuse

and Neglect Prevention and Treatment
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F.2 Children’s Bureau Child Welfare

Research, Demonstration and Training

Priorities

2.01R. Assessing The Quality of OutOf-Home Care in the Child Welfare

System.

Eligible Applicants: Any State, public

or nonprofit organization or agency,

including institutions of higher

education, State, local and communitybased social services agencies, colleges

and universities are encouraged to

submit applications.

Purpose: To conduct research which

identifies the factors related to high

quality foster family homes, including

relative foster family homes, and/or

non-treatment group homes for children

in the child welfare system.

Background Information: The

numbers of children in out-of-home care

in the child welfare system have

increased each year since 1983, and

particularly between 1988 and 1992. In

1993 it is estimated that almost 440,000

children are under State care, primarily

in foster family homes. Many foster

family homes are licensed or certified

by the State, but relative homes which

are not receiving foster care funding

from the State may not be certified or

licensed. The licensing of group homes

is variable depending on the auspices of

the group home and on the State. Preservice and on going training is usually

provided to foster families but training

is limited and uneven for group home

staff.

There is no system for evaluation of

the quality of care provided in either

foster family homes or non-treatment

group homes so that it is not possible to

relate the quality or content of the

training to the quality of care provided

by the foster family or group home. In

addition, children served range in age

from birth to age 18, and may evidence

a very wide range of medical, physical,

social, emotional and behavioral

problems. Obviously, the needs of the

children vary widely.

Requirements for Project Design: In

order to successfully compete under this

priority area, the application should:

• Describe and define the subgroup to

be studied, e.g. age range, type of

placement, other characteristics of

interest, and justify this selection.

• Describe, based upon a review of

the literature, how the project would fill

a critical gap in information needed to

improve policy, practice, and/or

management in foster homes and/or

non-treatment group homes used by the

child welfare system.

• Describe the overall research design

that would be employed including

sampling procedures; types of data to be

collected; procedures for data

collection; instruments and

measurements to be utilized, adapted or

developed, including assessments of

their reliability and validity; and plans

for data analysis. Where possible,

standardized instruments should be

used or adapted.

• Discuss the scientific merit of the

design selected including its strengths

and weaknesses as well as the

identification of alternative designs

which were considered but rejected and

the reasons for rejecting them.

• Indicate the ability to gain access to

necessary information, data, provider

agencies and clients. Letters of

commitment from all cooperating

agencies should be included.

• Discuss the possible utilization of

the findings, including the perspectives

of responsible State agencies, provider

agencies, monitoring and licensing

systems and child advocacy groups.

Describe plans to work with these or

other appropriate groups to utilize the

findings of this research and provide

suggestions for next steps in program

and research.

• Describe the reports that would be

developed under the project, including

the types of information that would be

presented, and the steps, including

submission for publication to a referred

journal, that would be undertaken to

disseminate and promote the utilization

of project findings.

• Provide assurances that the

principal investigator would attend a

four day annual meeting of grantees in

Washington, DC.

• Grant recipients will be expected to

follow an NCCAN-suggested format in

the preparation of final program reports

in order to achieve broader

dissemination and successful utilization

of findings by policymakers,

practitioners, and researchers, and

copies of final reports and other

products shall be provided to the

Clearinghouse.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 36 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share is not to exceed

$200,000 per 12-month budget period.

Matching Requirement: There is no

matching requirement.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that 2 projects

will be funded.

CFDA: 93.608 Child Welfare Research

and Demonstration; Section 426 of the

Social Security Act, as amended.

2.02R. How Decisions to Change the

Case Plan Goal are Initiated

Eligible Applicants: Any State, public

or nonprofit organization or agency,

including institutions of higher

education, State, local and communitybased social services agencies, colleges

and universities are encouraged to

submit applications.

Purpose: To conduct research that

identifies the factors which delay or

facilitate decisions to change the case

plan goal for children in out-of-home

placement in the child welfare system.

Of particular interest for this priority

area is the decision to change the case

goal of ‘‘return home’’ to the goal of

‘‘adoption’’ or other permanent plan.

Background Information: Current

child welfare policy and practice

emphasize that children develop best in

a permanent family home. Family

preservation and/or support services

should be provided to prevent out-ofhome placement, and if placement

occurs, reasonable efforts must be made

to return the child home. If these

reasonable efforts are unable to

rehabilitate the parent(s), or if the parent

is otherwise not available (dead, in

prison for a long term, mentally ill or

incapacitated) then the goal of return

home is not appropriate. In these cases

the agency must move to change the

goal and direct its efforts toward an

alternative permanent plan for the child.

Goals may include adoption, placement

with relatives, long-term foster care with

a specific family, or independent living.

Review of State foster care programs

indicate that many agencies persist in

having a goal of return home for

extended periods of time after it appears

clear that the child will not return

home. Public Law 96–272, the Adoption

Assistance and Child Welfare Act of

1980 requires that the case plan goal

must be established by the time of the

six month case review, and the case

disposition should be approved by the

court at the time of the eighteen month

dispositional hearing.

The Voluntary Cooperative

Information System (VCIS) does not

provide information on case goals

sufficient to permit any analysis.

However, it does indicate that while up

to 40% of the children will return home

in less than one year, the rest will be in

care for more extended periods, and

some 10% to 15% will remain in care

for five or more years. Further, in 1989,

it is estimated that 50% of the children

nationally experienced from 2 to 5

placements, and almost 7% had more

than 6 placements. These extreme

lengths of time in placement and

numbers of placements indicate that

there are serious problems in case

planning and case management for a

significant minority of children.
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Requirements for Project Design: In

order to successfully compete under this

priority area, the application should:

• Describe, based upon a review of

the literature, how the project would fill

a critical gap in information needed to

improve policy, practice, management

and/or evaluation in child welfare

programs.

• Describe the overall research design

that would be employed including

sampling procedures; types of data to be

collected; procedures for data

collection; instruments and

measurements to be utilized, adapted or

developed, including assessments of

their reliability, validity; and plans for

data analysis. Designs involving

qualitative data collection may be

proposed.

• Propose a research design that

would identify the initial decision

maker(s) and the incentives and

disincentives which influence the

worker, supervisor, agency

administrator and other participants;

degree of dissonance between formal

and informal rules; presence of

mythology relating to acceptance of

such changes; assessment of difficulties

related to court review, legal counsel,

State law and other system factors

insofar as these impinge on the

initiation of the goal change decision;

and related issues, such as worker

turnover, and staff training. Address the

issue within the context of ongoing

services and real case decisions.

Simulated decisions may be proposed

only as a preliminary step.

• Discuss the scientific merit of the

design selected including its strengths

and weaknesses as well as the

identification of alternative designs

which were considered but rejected and

the reasons for rejecting them.

• Indicate the ability to gain access to

necessary information, data, staff and

clients. Letters of commitment from

cooperating agencies must be included.

• Describe the reports that would be

developed under the project, including

the types of information that would be

presented, and the steps, including

submission for publication to a referred

journal, that would be undertaken to

disseminate and promote the utilization

of project findings.

• Provide assurances that the

principal investigator would attend a

four day annual meeting of grantees in

Washington, DC.

• Grant recipients will be expected to

follow an NCCAN-suggested format in

the preparation of final program reports

in order to achieve broader

dissemination and successful utilization

of findings by policymakers,

practitioners, and researchers, and

copies of final reports and other

products shall be provided to the

Clearinghouse.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 36 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share is not to exceed

$200,000 per 12-month budget period.

Matching Requirement: There is no

matching requirement.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that 2 projects

will be funded.

CFDA: 93.608 Child Welfare Research

and Demonstration: Section 426 of the

Social Security Act, as amended.

2.03D Involving Parents In Service

Design

Eligible Applicants: Public and

private child welfare agencies.

Purpose: To demonstrate effective

ways to involve parents in agency

program planning and decision-making

to improve the acceptability,

accessibility and quality of child welfare

services.

Background Information: The child

protection and child welfare system is

generally viewed by parents involved in

it as an adversary. A report of suspected

abuse or neglect triggers an investigation

and the parent is vulnerable to possible

criminal and/or civil charges; to being

the recipient of mandated services and/

or to the loss of the children either

temporarily, or permanently if the

allegations are founded. A voluntary

request by parents for help may result

in the request being re-classified as

involuntary so that services can be

provided. Many of the agency policies

and ways of operating are perceived by

parents as negative and coercive and

they frequently complain about a lack of

understanding of or appreciation for

their cultural values which may differ

significantly from the values

represented by the agency. For example,

agency location, office hours,

availability of interpreters,

transportation for visits to a child in

out-of-home care, and similar factors

may make it difficult for a parent to

keep appointments or to meet the

requirements of the case plan. In

addition, misunderstandings about

family behavior norms may be

interpreted as failure to cooperate.

Agency staff who seek to work with

the parents to provide education,

counseling, support and family

preservation services recognize the

negative impact of the system. Some

workers develop approaches which are

positive, stressing acceptance of the

family, and recognizing that all families

have strengths and that programs

designed to assist families must build

on those strengths.

Requirements for Project Design: In

order to successfully compete under this

priority area, the application should:

• Describe, based upon a review of

the literature, specifically how the

project would involve client parents to

fill a critical gap in information needed

to shape service delivery through

improvement of policy, practice and

management in child welfare programs

to make them more supportive and less

threatening to parents receiving their

services.

• Describe the overall demonstration

design to be employed. Applicants may

propose to involve clients and

community representatives in a variety

of ways including: To serve on agency

boards; to set up special panels of

parents; to conduct focus groups; and/

or to implement other approaches to

assist the agency to review and revise

agency policy and practice. The

proposed approach must be simple and

low cost in order to be feasible under

current conditions when agencies have

few additional resources.

• Describe the overall evaluation

plan, including a description of the

types of data to be collected, procedures

for data collection, analytical strategy

and dissemination plan. Applicants may

propose an evaluation using a before

and after design, a comparison between

two sites, or other appropriate

evaluation design.

• Provide assurances from the

cooperating agencies regarding their

commitment to be involved in the

development of the demonstration, and

intent to continue the pattern of parent

involvement following the completion

of the project.

• Provide assurances that the

principal investigator would attend a

four day annual meeting of grantees in

Washington, DC.

• Grant recipients will be expected to

follow an NCCAN-suggested format in

the preparation of final program reports

in order to achieve broader

dissemination and successful utilization

of findings by policymakers,

practitioners, and researchers, and

copies of final reports and other

products shall be provided to the

Clearinghouse.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 36 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share is not to exceed

$75,000 per 12 month budget period,

15% of which must be used for the

program evaluation.

Matching Requirement: The applicant

must provide at least 10 percent of the

total approved cost of the project. The
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total approved cost is the sum of the

ACYF share and the non-Federal share.

The non-Federal share may be in cash

or in-kind contributions. Therefore, a

project requesting $225,000 in Federal

funds must include a match of at least

$25,000 over the three years. (The nonFederal share for the initial 12 month

budget period is $8,333.)

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that 2 projects

will be funded.

CFDA Number: 93.608 Child Welfare

Research and Demonstration; Section

426 of the Social Security Act, as

amended.

2.04T Foster Care Review Systems

Eligible Applicants: Any State, local,

public or private nonprofit agency or

organization, including accredited

colleges and universities.

Purpose: The purpose of this Priority

Area is to provide training and technical

assistance to State child welfare

agencies and to review board members

to enhance the accountability and

efficiency of States’ out-of-home care

systems in overseeing the quality and

appropriateness of care for children in

the State foster care system. At a

minimum the models must include

citizen review boards or other forms of

case review systems selected by the

states, such as, administrative or other

forms of non-judicial review systems.

Background Information: In 1993, it

was estimated that approximately

440,000 children in the child welfare

system were in out-of-home care.

Children who are placed in care have

been exposed to serious family

dysfunction and have experienced

physical and/or psychological injury.

Out-of-home placement can create

additional problems/risks for children

who are already at high risk for

psychological and behavioral

disturbances, developmental delays and

academic and social difficulties.

Children who remain unnecessarily

long in foster care represent a loss in

both human and financial terms.

Every child in foster care has a right

to a permanent, loving stable family

relationship either through reunification

with a biological family, adoption or

placement in kinship or guardianship

care. Every child welfare system has a

goal of permanency planning for

children in their care.

Child welfare agencies have been

experiencing increasing foster care

caseloads consisting of more complex

familial problems, especially substance

abuse issues. This situation has severely

tested the ability of child welfare

systems to keep track of the children in

their care, especially in terms of length

of time in care and appropriateness of

placement setting.

One way to assist child welfare

systems in monitoring the cases in outof-home care is the use of foster care

review boards. The use of foster care

review boards began in the 1970s. In

1974, South Carolina became the first

State to enact legislation establishing a

statewide foster care review system

including a foster care citizen review

board. In 1977, New Jersey, recognizing

South Carolina’s success in reducing the

number of children remaining

unnecessarily long in care, passed

legislation requiring administrative and

judicial review of children in out-ofhome placement. By 1979, Delaware

and Maryland had passed legislation

requiring the establishment of review

boards.

The Federal government’s approach to

increase states’ accountability for the

children in out-of-home care was the

passage of Public Law 96–272, the

Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare

Act of 1980. This legislation required a

review of each child in care every six

months by either an administrative or

court review. The purpose of the review

is to determine the appropriateness and

continuing necessity for the out-of-home

placement, the extent of compliance

with the case plan and the extent of

progress made in alleviating the causes

of the placement. The review also helps

project a date by which the child can

return home, be placed for adoption or

be placed in another permanent setting.

Reviews have also been used to identify

systemic issues which are a barrier to

meeting the child’s best interest.

Anecdotal reports have indicated that

the establishment of foster care review

systems has increased the child welfare

system’s accountability and

management of cases in foster care

beyond what it was in the 1970s.

Requirements for Project Design: The

applicant should provide State child

welfare agencies and foster care review

board members with the necessary

information, methods and techniques to

develop, expand, improve or strengthen

foster care review systems. The training

and technical assistance provided

should be designed to assist the review

boards to achieve the following:

• Objective standards in determining

case goal(s), appropriateness of

placement and time in care;

• An integral role for the review

board which establishes a partnership

with the court and child welfare agency

in decision-making on case goals and

recommendations;

• Authority to access the necessary

information regarding the case and

appropriate services and to serve as an

advisor to the court;

• Timelines which include both the

frequency of reviews and the capacity to

set firm goals and timetables for cases;

• Knowledge of agency operations,

staff resources, availability of services,

service needs of the client families and

the ability to make recommendations

that are practical and achievable;

• Enhanced ability to use knowledge

acquired through the review process to

influence the outcomes for children;

and

• Enhanced knowledge to improve

case assessment skills and systems

assessment.

The applicant will help develop the

capacity of State child welfare agencies

to establish, expand or improve foster

care review systems. Applicants must

describe their capabilities and plans to

provide training and technical

assistance to the State child welfare

agencies and review board members.

The application should:

• Describe the applicant’s knowledge

about the issues and problems involved

in establishing, expanding and

improving citizen review boards as well

as other review systems selected by the

State, such as, administrative reviews,

or other forms of non-judicial reviews,

particularly in bringing about more

accountability and efficiency to the

process; and a description of the

strengths and weaknesses of various

models.

• Describe a plan for providing

training and technical assistance to

State agencies and interested parties to

establish, develop and/or improve the

competency of the foster care review

boards which will result in improved

case outcomes for children in foster

care.

• Describe the applicant’s experience

in providing training and technical

assistance to State agencies which are

responsible for operating a variety of

foster care review boards, including a

procedure to evaluate the consultation

provided.

• Describe the applicant’s experience

in providing training and technical

assistance to foster care review board

members, including a procedure to

evaluate the consultation provided.

• Describe a strategy such that the

training and technical assistance

provided will result in sensitizing the

review boards to cultural diversity and

developing skills that the review board

members can use in serving client

populations that are economically,

racially and culturally diverse.

• Describe a plan to ensure that the

training and technical assistance is
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provided by a racially and culturally

diverse staff.

• Describe a plan to establish linkages

and partnerships among the foster care

review system, the state child welfare

agency and the court in order to

strengthen communication and

coordinated service delivery to children

in out-of-home placement. Identify

issues around which the relationships

can be built.

• Describe an approach that the foster

care review system could use to educate

the community about programs and

procedural issues affecting the child

welfare system including, but not

limited to, insufficient preventive and

supportive family services; insufficient

casework staff; obsolete State legal

codes; needed improvements in the

court and agency relationships; and the

identification of State/county/city

service needs and resource deficits.

• Describe a plan to develop and

disseminate nationally, informational

materials on topical issues related to

foster care review systems.

• Provide an assurance that key

grantee staff will meet with their

Federal project officer and other ACYF

staff in Washington, D.C. within sixty

days after receiving the award.

• Provide an assurance that at least

one key staff member would attend an

annual four day meeting of the

Children’s Bureau grantees in

Washington, D.C.

• Outline a plan for interaction with

ACF for implementation under a

cooperative agreement including, as

appropriate, Headquarters and Regional

Office staff. (A cooperative agreement is

Federal Assistance in which substantial

Federal involvement is anticipated. The

respective responsibilities of Federal

staff and the awardee are negotiated

prior to award.)

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 36 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

Federal share of the project is

$1,000,000 over three years. The first

and second 12 month budget period will

be funded for $300,000 each and the

third 12 month budget year will be

funded for $400,000.

Matching Requirements: The

applicant must provide at least 10

percent of the total approved cost of the

project. The total approved cost is the

sum of the ACYF share and the nonFederal share. The non-Federal share

may be in cash or in-kind contributions,

although applicants are encouraged to

meet their match requirements through

cash contributions. Therefore, a project

requesting $1,000,000 in Federal funds

must include a match of at least

$111,112 over the three years. (The nonFederal share for the initial 12 month

budget period is $33,333.)

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that one project

will be funded as a cooperative

agreement.

Length of Applications: The

maximum length of the application

shall not exceed 60 pages including

appendices.

CFDA Number: 93.658 Foster Care

Title IV–E: Section 476 of the Social

Security Act, as amended.

2.05T Professional Education for

Public Child Welfare Practitioners

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of

higher education with accredited social

work education programs or other

bachelor or graduate level programs

leading to a degree relevant to work in

child welfare. Given limited funds and

in order to generate and financially

support the widest possible variety of

issues and approaches, priority will be

given to applicants which have not been

funded under this priority area in FY 92

and FY 93 or the Interdisciplinary

Training Programs for Child Welfare

priority area in FY 91 and FY 92.

However, previously funded applicants

under this priority area will not be

precluded from receiving a grant.

Purpose: To develop and/or

strengthen the training of future and

current public child welfare agency staff

by offering traineeships and through the

provision of competency-based child

welfare training with a particular

emphasis on imparting critical

knowledge and developing skills which

are responsive to the problems

confronting public child welfare agency

clients. Trainees will be enrolled as

bachelor’s or master’s level students at

institutions with accredited social work

programs.

Background Information: This

priority area was originally developed

for the FY 92 Child Welfare Services

Training Program Announcement and

was included again in the FY 93

Announcement. The priority area

emerged out of a generally recognized

need to enhance social work education’s

ability to effectively prepare students for

the realities of contemporary public

child welfare agency practice and to

invigorate the workforce of the public

agency.

The Children’s Bureau has funded a

total of 39 social work education

programs to conduct projects in this

priority area. In many instances, these

projects have prompted an expansion,

reorientation, or renewed emphasis of

the social work education program’s

mission to include public service. In

virtually all instances, these projects

have fostered the development and

strengthening of partnerships between

schools and departments of social work

and public agencies by linking faculty

and agency staff to generate sets of

competencies, and collaborate in

instruction and field work. These

projects have also been asked to attract

and serve a more diverse pool of

students under the assumption that

their eventual work in public child

welfare will help contribute to a more

culturally sensitive practice.

In response to the Children’s Bureau’s

request, these professional education

grants have gone beyond awarding

traineeships. Grantees have been asked

to focus on curriculum reform involving

the development of specific child

welfare courses and the inclusion of

child welfare oriented content in

courses across the various sequences of

the undergraduate and graduate social

work curricula. It is believed that an

expanded treatment of child welfare

will strengthen BSW and MSW

graduates’ abilities to assess and

respond to the multiple and

interconnected needs of the children

and families being served by publicly

administered and publicly supported

agencies. Grantees have also been asked

to focus on increasing the numbers of

field placements in public child welfare

agencies and improving the quality of

the supervision of those placements. It

is believed that greater exposure to

public child welfare as a viable

employment option, and the benefit of

a quality placement experience,

increases the likelihood that social work

students will seek employment in

public agencies.

As a result of funding 39 projects

through this initiative there is a great

deal of momentum and activity

throughout the nation at the present

time. The funding of a Cooperative

Agreement between the Children’s

Bureau and Florida International

University and the funding of 11

interdisciplinary child welfare training

grants also built interest in the subject

and mobilized involvement. It is

important to help sustain the

heightened attention and efforts around

building partnerships and a quality

workforce by again providing support

for professional education projects in

this year’s announcement.

In order to be responsive to a number

of unique issues and factors in

professional education for public child

welfare practice this priority area is

being subdivided into three

subcategories:
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2.05TA Professional Education for

New Entry Level Agency Staff (Awarding

the BSW degree)

2.05TB Professional Education for

Existing Agency Staff (Awarding the

BSW and/or MSW Degree)

2.05TC Professional Education for

New Advanced Level Agency Staff

(Awarding the MSW Degree)

Applicants must identify which

subcategory their application is in

response to. An institution may submit

only one application under this priority

area.

Requirements for Project Design: In

order to compete successfully under this

priority area, the applicant should:

• Demonstrate knowledge and

understanding of the work that has

transpired throughout the country

around this professional education

initiative and indicate how the

proposed project either builds on what

has transpired and/or seeks to add an

innovative dimension.

• Describe past and/or current

collaborative efforts between the

educational program and the public

(State/local/Tribal) agency. Specify how

this project will be used to build on an

existing partnership or initiate a

partnership agenda.

• Describe curriculum revision that

has taken place or reforms that are

planned as a result of this project to

strengthen and expand child welfare

content. Curriculum reform should

involve required courses across the

sequences and not just the development

of child welfare related electives.

Explain how faculty curriculum

committees will be involved in this

process and provide evidence to

confirm commitment to curriculum

reform.

• Include a plan for evaluation

which, at a minimum, discusses the

competency-based aspects of the child

welfare content, making sure to explain

how student acquisition of

competencies will be assessed.

Applicants are especially encouraged to

think about ways of integrating field

experiences and classroom instruction

to determine attainment of

competencies.

• Present a plan for offering

traineeships with the grant funds and

the criteria to be used in awarding

traineeships. A minimum of two-thirds

of the funds shall be used for

traineeships. Describe who the students

would be (undergraduate or graduate

level or both); how many are expected

to be trained over the life of the project;

the criteria for the selection of students

as trainees; how the trainees would be

recruited to promote the inclusion of

persons from communities whose

children are over-represented in the

child welfare system; and the strategy

which would be used to insure that

students work in public child welfare

after graduation.

• Include a plan for a follow-up of

students to determine their subsequent

employment in public child welfare

agencies.

• Describe the final report and/or

other products, such as curricula or

training modules, that would be

developed under the project. Identify

relevant audiences for each proposed

product and the steps that would be

undertaken to disseminate and promote

the utilization of project products and

findings.

• Provide assurances that at least one

key staff person from the university and

one key staff person from the public

child welfare agency would jointly

attend a one-day annual meeting in the

HHS Regional Office shortly after the

award of the grant as well as a four day

annual meeting in Washington, DC.

• Describe the social work education

program’s current access to title IV–E

training funds. If they are currently

being accessed explain how this grant

will be used to enhance and/or expand

activity in this area. If title IV–E training

funds are currently not being accessed,

provide a plan on how those funds will

be actively sought during the life of this

grant.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 24 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share is not to exceed

$75,000 per 12-month budget period. A

traineeship must not exceed $7,500 per

student per budget year.

Matching or Cost Sharing

Requirement: No matching funds are

required for the portion of the budget

which pays for traineeships. Grantees

must provide at least 25 percent of the

total cost of grant activities other than

traineeships. The total approved cost of

these activities is the sum of the ACYF

share and the non-Federal share. The

non-Federal share may be met by cash

or in-kind contributions, although

applicants are encouraged to meet their

match requirements through a cash

contribution. Therefore, a project

requesting $20,000 in Federal funds for

non-traineeship activities over the 24

month time span of the project (based

on $10,000 non-traineeship activities

per budget period) must include a

match of at least $6,666.66 (25 percent

of the total cost for these activities).

Because this is a training grant, indirect

costs for these projects shall not exceed

8 percent.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that a total of

approximately 15 to 24 projects will be

awarded, five to eight under each

subpriority area 2.05TA, 2.05TB, and

2.05TC.

CFDA Number: 93.648 Child Welfare

Services Training Program Grants:

Section 426 of the Social Security Act,

as amended.

2.06T The Child Welfare Fellows

Program: Tenured Faculty Development

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of

higher education with accredited social

work education programs or other

bachelor or graduate level programs

leading to a degree relevant to work in

child welfare.

Purpose: This priority area is

designed to promote the integration of

the applied and theoretical knowledge

base of tenured faculty in social work

education programs at the BSW and

MSW levels regarding contemporary

public child welfare practice, and

strengthen their abilities to train

students for work in the field of child

welfare from a more informed

perspective.

Background Information: There is

anecdotal evidence from the field, as

well as from projects funded by the

Child Welfare Services Training

Program in the past several years, which

suggests that schools and departments

of social work are paying more attention

to the recruitment and hiring of new

junior faculty with child welfare

backgrounds. Moreover, there is a cadre

of tenured faculty whose teaching,

research and service would be enhanced

from greater involvement with public

child welfare. It is believed that

enriching and expanding the child

welfare content knowledge of tenured

faculty in social work education

programs would result in the more

effective preparation of students for

positions in public child welfare

agencies.

This priority area would fund a three

year cooperative agreement between the

Children’s Bureau and an education

program which would administer the

Child Welfare Fellows Program. During

the first year of the cooperative

agreement, the successful applicant

would establish relationships and work

with various relevant organizations and

constituencies (the Council on Social

Work Education, the National

Association of Deans and Directors of

Social Work, the Association of

Baccalaureate Program Directors of

Social Work, National Association of

Public Child Welfare Administrators) to

create visibility, interest, status and

support for the effort, and to design and
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implement a competitive process for

selecting and managing a group of

fellows from a pool of applicants.

During the second year of the

cooperative agreement, the selected

group of tenured faculty from across the

country would receive faculty

development grants which would

provide them with release time from

classroom instruction and allow them to

perform a range of tasks in their local

public or Tribal child welfare agency.

Faculty chosen as Fellows would be

expected to use the faculty development

grant to update their own knowledge,

strengthen their pedagogy, and conduct

public welfare research. They are

expected to use the agency experience

to revise instructional content for the

courses they teach by making stronger

connections between theoretical

frameworks and real world situations

and circumstances. They are also

expected to advance the school-agency

partnership agenda by providing more

effective research and service to the

public agency. During the summer of

the second year, an institute would be

held which would bring all the Fellows

together and have them assess and

analyze their experiences, exchange

ideas and insights, and hear from and

work with current experts in the child

welfare field.

Finally, during the second year, a

second and larger cohort of faculty

would be chosen to participate as

Fellows in the third year of the

cooperative agreement. A summer

institute would also be held for this

group during the third year.

Requirements for Project Design: In

order to successfully compete under this

priority area the applicant should:

• Demonstrate knowledge and

understanding of the issues involved in

designing and implementing a Child

Welfare Fellows Program and present an

overall approach to administering this

initiative.

• Describe a plan for year one

focusing on strategies for outreach and

enlisting support including identifying

key organizations for collaboration and

the kinds of activities that would be

conducted in order to accomplish

outreach and obtain support. The

formation of an Advisory Board should

be considered.

• Describe strategies for recruiting

and criteria for selecting applicants for

participation as Child Welfare Fellows,

making sure to present both the

advantages and disadvantages of

different strategies and the rationale for

choosing the strategies that have been

selected.

• Include a plan for evaluation

which, at a minimum, discusses

proposed outcomes for faculty

participating in the program for both the

public agency and the social work

education program.

• Propose the size of the fellows

group for the second and third years of

the project and provide a justification

for the size chosen.

• Provide a detailed design plan for

the Summer Institute consisting of

proposed length, topics, presenters,

formats, and a mock agenda.

• Propose a plan for establishing costsharing relationships with education

programs which will be sponsoring

faculty to participate as Fellows.

• Provide assurances that at least one

key staff person from the project would

jointly attend a four day annual meeting

in Washington, DC.

• Describe the final report and/or

other products that will be developed

under the project. Identify relevant

audiences for each proposed product

and the steps that would be undertaken

to disseminate and promote the

utilization of project products and

findings.

• Agree to enter into a Cooperative

Agreement with the Children’s Bureau.

(A Cooperative Agreement is Federal

Assistance in which substantial Federal

involvement is anticipated. The

respective responsibilities of Federal

staff and the awardee are negotiated

prior to award.)

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 36 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum federal share is not to exceed

$75,000 during the first 12-month

budget period. In the second 12-month

budget period the maximum federal

share is not to exceed $175,000, and in

the third 12-month budget period the

maximum federal share is not to exceed

$250,000. For the total three year project

the maximum Federal share is $500,000.

Matching or Cost Sharing

Requirement: Grantees must provide at

least 25 percent of the total cost of grant

activities. The total approved cost of

these activities is the sum of the ACYF

share and the non-Federal share. The

non-Federal share may be met by cash

or in-kind contributions, although

applicants are encouraged to meet their

match requirements through a cash

contribution. Therefore, a project

requesting a total of $500,000 in Federal

funds for all 3 budget periods must

include a total match of $166,666.66 (25

percent of the total project cost of

$666,666.66.) Because this is a training

grant, indirect cost for this project shall

not exceed 8 percent.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that one project

will be funded.

CFDA: 93.648 Child Welfare Services

Training Program Grants: Section 426 of

the Social Security Act, as amended.

2.07T Innovative Training for

Exemplary Practice

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of

higher education with accredited social

work education programs or other

bachelor or graduate level programs

leading to a degree relevant to work in

child welfare.

Purpose: This priority area encourages

the development of training packages

for in-service education to improve

practice in critical areas of child

welfare. It also seeks to build on and

expand the scope of partnerships

between social work education

programs and public child welfare

agencies.

Background Information: Child

welfare practice is undergoing profound

transformations. The case management

aspect of the work performed by child

welfare direct service staff is being

transformed by demands inherent in the

emergence of managed care as well as in

wrap-around and integrative service

projects. A more relevant repertoire of

clinical interventions for child welfare

workers is necessitated by the

pervasiveness of substance abuse among

families being served, heightened levels

of domestic and community violence,

and increasing numbers of infants

coming into substitute care. In order to

maintain quality practice in the face of

these and other challenges child welfare

workers need training to acquire new

knowledge and new sets of skills.

A number of schools and departments

of social work throughout the country

already have effective working

relationships with public human service

agencies to provide child welfare staff

training and development. Other social

work education programs are in the

process of forging agreements to render

training. This priority area builds on

these efforts. Grantees will be expected

to collaborate with the State IV-B/IV-E

agency, the local public child welfare

agency, or a Tribal or consortium of

Tribal child welfare programs, on the

design and implementation of

innovative in-service training packages

for direct service staff. Training

packages for exemplary practice should

be competency-based and should

incorporate stages of awareness and

understanding through skill acquisition.

It is envisioned that grant activity

funded under this priority area will also

have a beneficial impact on professional

education. Faculty involved in the

creation of these training packages will

be expected to make changes in course
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content and in instruction based upon

their work in this project.

Applicants may submit an application

to develop a training package to address

any one of the following topics of

critical importance:

• Working with families contending

with domestic and/or community

violence.

• Working with families contending

with substance abuse.

• Refining and targeting family

preservation services.

• Working with relatives as foster

parents.

An institution can submit more than

one application under this priority area,

but each application can only address

one of the above topics.

Applications to develop training

packages on topics other than those

listed above will not be accepted.

Requirements for Project Design: In

order to successfully compete under this

priority area the applicant should:

• Identify the current status of

training and identify existing training

resources in the topic. Clarify how the

proposed package is innovative and

how it will contribute to exemplary

practice.

• Document the need for the

particular training, specify and

distinguish among different levels of

competencies workers will attain,

delineate the training design process,

provide a detailed outline of the content

to be covered, and describe training

formats to be utilized.

• Describe the nature and longevity of

the relationship between the social work

education program and the child

welfare agency making sure to

demonstrate the basis for a positive and

productive collaboration around the

development of the training package.

• Demonstrate the capacity of both

the educational program and agency to

develop and deliver the training, by

emphasizing the qualifications of the

professionals from each institution who

will be working together on the project.

• Describe a plan for how faculty

involved in the development of the

training package will use the experience

to infuse the knowledge and content

into their own teaching and courses.

Also, describe how faculty will work

with other faculty members on an

individual basis, as well as through

academic program mechanisms such as

curriculum committees, to promote

broader-based infusion.

• Provide assurances that at least one

key staff person from the university and

one key staff person from the public

child welfare agency would jointly

attend a one-day annual meeting in the

HHS Regional Office shortly after the

award as well as a four day annual

meeting in Washington, DC.

• Include a plan for evaluation which

incorporates pilot testing procedures as

well as assessing the competency-based

and practice oriented outcomes of the

training package.

• Describe the final report and/or

other training products, such as training

curriculum, video tapes, software

packages, etc. to be developed under the

project.

• Identify relevant audiences for each

proposed product and the steps that

would be undertaken to disseminate

and promote the utilization of project

products and findings.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 24 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum federal share is not to exceed

$60,000 per 12-month budget period.

Matching or Cost Sharing

Requirement: Grantees must provide at

least 25 percent of the total cost of grant

activities. The total approved cost of

these activities is the sum of the ACYF

share and the non-Federal share. The

non-Federal share may be met by cash

or in-kind contributions, although

applicants are encouraged to meet their

match requirements through a cash

contribution. Therefore, a project

requesting a total of $120,000 in Federal

funds for both budget periods must

include a total match of $40,000 (25

percent of the total project cost of

$160,000). Because this is a training

grant, indirect costs for these projects

shall not exceed 8 percent.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that

approximately seven to ten projects will

be funded.

CFDA Number: 93.648 Child Welfare

Services Training Program Grants:

Section 426 of the Social Security Act,

as amended.

Part III—Instructions for the

Development and Submission of

Applications

This part contains information and

instructions for submitting applications

in response to this announcement.

Application forms are provided along

with a checklist for assembling an

application package. Please copy and

use these as single-sided forms in

submitting an application.

Potential applicants should read this

section carefully in conjunction with

the information contained within the

specific priority area under which the

application is to be submitted. The

priority area descriptions are in Part II.

A. Required Notification of the State

Single Point of Contact (NCCAN Only)

All applications for research or

training projects submitted to NCCAN

are covered under Executive Order

(E.O.) 12372, Intergovernmental Review

of Federal Programs, and title 45 Code

of Federal Regulations (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.

Therefore, the applicant should contact

his or her State Single Point of Contact

(SPOC) directly to determine what

materials, if any, the SPOC requires.

Contact information for each State’s

SPOC is found at the end of this section.

Children’s Bureau applicants are

exempt from this requirement.

All States and territories, except

Alabama, Alaska, Colorado,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,

Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana,

Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia,

Washington, American Samoa and

Palau, have elected to participate in the

Executive Order process and have

established a State Single Point of

Contact (SPOC).

Applicants from these 19 jurisdictions

need take no action regarding E.O.

12372. Applications for projects to be

administered by Federally-recognized

Indian Tribes are also exempt from the

requirements of E.O. 12372.

It is imperative that the applicant

submit all required materials to the

SPOC and indicate the date of this

submittal (or the date of contact, if no

submittal is required) on the Standard

Form (SF) 424, item 16a. Under 45 CFR

100.8(a)(2), SPOCs have 60 days from

the grant application deadline to

comment on applications for financial

assistance under this program. These

comments are reviewed as part of the

award process. Failure to notify the

SPOC can result in a delay in grant

award.

The 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 may trigger the

‘‘accommodate or explain’’ rule. It is

helpful in tracking SPOC comments if

the SPOC will clearly indicate the

applicant organization as it appears on

the application SF 424. When comments

are submitted directly to ACYF, they
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should be addressed to the application

mailing address located in the front

section of this announcement.

B. Deadline for Submission of

Applications

The closing date for submission of

applications under this program

announcement is July 10, 1995.

Applications must be either received by

mail or hand-delivered no later than the

deadline date. (Applicants are cautioned

that postmarks will not be considered as

a methodology for meeting this

deadline.) Applications receipt point:

FY 1995 NCCAN/CB Discretionary

Funds Program, Department of Health

and Human Services, ACF/Division of

Discretionary Grants, 6th floor, 370

L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington,

DC 20447, Attn: NCCAN/CB–95–1.

Hand delivered applications are

accepted during the normal working

hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday, on or prior to the

established closing date at:

Administration for Children and

Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 6th Floor, ACF Guard Station,

901 D Street SW., Washington, DC

20047.

An application will be considered as

meeting the deadline if it is received on

or before the deadline date at the

address or receipt point specified in this

program announcement. Applicants are

responsible for mailing applications

well in advance, when using all mail

services or commercial carriers (such as

UPS, Federal Express, etc.), to ensure

that the applications are received on or

before the deadline date.

Applications which do not meet the

above criteria are considered late

applications and will not be considered

or reviewed in the current competition.

The ACYF will send a letter to this

effect to each late applicant.

The ACYF reserves the right to extend

the deadline for all applicants due to

acts of God, such as floods, hurricanes

or earthquakes; if there is widespread

disruption of the mail; or if ACYF

determines a deadline extension to be in

the best interest of the Government.

However, ACYF will not waive or

extend the deadline for any applicant

unless the deadline is waived or

extended for all applicants.

C. Instructions for Preparing the

Application and Completing

Application Forms

The SF 424, 424A, 424B, and

certifications have been reprinted for

your convenience in preparing the

application. You should reproduce

single-sided copies of these forms from

the reprinted forms in the

announcement, typing your information

onto the copies. Please do not use forms

directly from the Federal Register

announcement, as they are printed on

both sides of the page. Make singlesided copies and use them.

Please prepare your application in

accordance with the following

instructions:

1. SF 424 Page 1, Application Cover

Sheet—Please read the following

instructions before completing the

application cover sheet. An explanation

of each item is included. Complete only

the items specified.

Top of Page Enter the single priority

area number under which the

application is being submitted. An

application should be submitted under

only one priority area.

Item 1 ‘‘Type of Submission’’—

Preprinted on the form.

Item 2 ‘‘Date Submitted’’ and

‘‘Applicant Identifier’’—Date

application is submitted to NCCAN and

applicant’s own internal control

number, if applicable.

Item 3 ‘‘Date Received By State’’—

State use only (if applicable).

Item 4 ‘‘Date Received by Federal

Agency’’—leave blank.

Item 5 ‘‘Applicant Information’’—

‘‘Legal Name’’—Enter the legal name

of the applicant organization. For

applications developed jointly, enter the

name of the lead organization only.

There must be a single applicant for

each application. ‘‘Organizational

Unit’’—Enter the name of the primary

unit within the applicant organization

which will actually carry out the project

activity. Do not use the name of an

individual as the applicant. If this is the

same as the applicant organization,

leave the organizational unit blank.

‘‘Address’’—Enter the complete

address that the organization actually

uses to receive mail, since this is the

address to which all correspondence

will be sent. Do not include both street

address and P.O. box number unless

both must be used in mailing.

‘‘Name and telephone number of the

person to be contacted on matters

involving this application (give area

code)’’—Enter the full name (including

academic degree, if applicable) and

telephone number of a person who can

respond to questions about the

application. This person should be

accessible at the address given here and

will receive all correspondence

regarding the application.

Item 6 ‘‘Employer Identification

Number (EIN)’’—Enter the employer

identification number of the applicant

organization, as assigned by the Internal

Revenue Service, including, if known,

the Central Registry System suffix.

Item 7 ‘‘Type of Applicant’’—Selfexplanatory.

Item 8 ‘‘Type of Application’’—

Preprinted on the form.

Item 9 ‘‘Name of Federal Agency’’—

Preprinted on the form.

Item 10 ‘‘Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number and

Title’’—Enter the Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number

which is assigned to the program under

which assistance is requested and its

title. For example, CFDA number 93.670

for the Child Abuse, Prevention and

Treatment Act, as amended.

Item 11 ‘‘Descriptive Title of

Applicant’s Project’’—Enter the project

title. The title is generally short and is

descriptive of the project, not the

priority area title.

Item 12 ‘‘Areas Affected by

Project’’—Enter the governmental unit

where significant and meaningful

impact could be observed. List only the

largest unit or units affected, such as

State, county, or city. If an entire unit

is affected, list it rather than subunits.

Item 13 ‘‘Proposed Project’’—Enter

the desired start date for the project and

projected completion date.

Item 14 ‘‘Congressional District of

Applicant/Project’’—Enter the number

of the Congressional district where the

applicant’s principal office is located

and the number of the Congressional

district(s) where the project will be

located. If statewide, a multi-State effort,

or nationwide, enter ‘‘00.’’

Item 15 ‘‘Estimated Funding

Levels’’—In completing 15a through 15f,

the dollar amounts entered should

reflect, for a 17 month or less project

period, the total amount requested. If

the proposed project period exceeds 17

months, enter only those dollar amounts

needed for the first 12 months of the

proposed project.

Item 15a Enter the amount of

Federal funds requested in accordance

with the preceding paragraph. This

amount should be no greater than the

maximum amount specified in the

priority area description.

Items 15b–e Enter the amount(s) of

funds from non-Federal sources that

will be contributed to the proposed

project. Items b–e are considered costsharing or ‘‘matching funds.’’ The value

of third party in-kind contributions

should be included on appropriate lines

as applicable. For more information

regarding funding as well as exceptions

to these rules, see Part II, Sections E and

F, and the specific priority area

description.

Item 15f Enter the estimated amount

of income, if any, expected to be

generated from the proposed project. Do

not add or subtract this amount from the
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total project amount entered under item

15g. Describe the nature, source and

anticipated use of this income in the

Project Narrative Statement.

Item 15g Enter the sum of items

15a–15e.

Item 16a ‘‘Is Application Subject to

Review By State Executive Order 12372

Process? Yes.’’—Enter the date the

applicant contacted the SPOC regarding

this application. Select the appropriate

SPOC from the listing provided at the

end of Part III. The review of the

application is at the discretion of the

SPOC. The SPOC will verify the date

noted on the application. If there is a

discrepancy in dates, the SPOC may

request that the Federal agency delay

any proposed funding until September

10, 1995.

Item 16b ‘‘Is Application Subject to

Review By State Executive Order 12372

Process? No.’’—Check the appropriate

box if the application is not covered by

E.O. 12372 or if the program has not

been selected by the State for review.

Item 17 ‘‘Is the Applicant

Delinquent on any Federal Debt?’’—

Check the appropriate box. This

question applies to the applicant

organization, not the person who signs

as the authorized representative.

Categories of debt include audit

disallowances, loans and taxes.

Item 18 ‘‘To the best of my

knowledge and belief, all data in this

application/preapplication are true and

correct. The document has been duly

authorized by the governing body of the

applicant and the applicant will comply

with the attached assurances if the

assistance is awarded.’’—To be signed

by the authorized representative of the

applicant. A copy of the governing

body’s authorization for signature of this

application by this individual as the

official representative must be on file in

the applicant’s office, and may be

requested from the applicant.

Item 18a–c ‘‘Typed Name of

Authorized Representative, Title,

Telephone Number’’—Enter the name,

title and telephone number of the

authorized representative of the

applicant organization.

Item 18d ‘‘Signature of Authorized

Representative’’—Signature of the

authorized representative named in Item

18a. At least one copy of the application

must have an original signature. Use

colored ink (not black) so that the

original signature is easily identified.

Item 18e ‘‘Date Signed’’—Enter the

date the application was signed by the

authorized representative.

2. SF 424A—Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs

This is a form used by many Federal

agencies. For this application, Sections

A, B, C, E and F are to be completed.

Section D does not need to be

completed.

Sections A and B should include the

Federal as well as the non-Federal

funding for the proposed project

covering (1) the total project period of

17 months or less or (2) the first year

budget period, if the proposed project

period exceeds 17 months.

Section A—Budget Summary This

section includes a summary of the

budget. On line 5, enter total Federal

costs in column (e) and total nonFederal costs, including third party inkind contributions, but not program

income, in column (f). Enter the total of

(e) and (f) in column (g).

Section B—Budget Categories This

budget, which includes the Federal as

well as non-Federal funding for the

proposed project, covers (1) the total

project period of 17 months or less or

(2) the first year budget period if the

proposed project period exceeds 17

months. It should relate to item 15g,

total funding, on the SF 424. Under

column (5), enter the total requirements

for funds (Federal and non-Federal) by

object class category.

A separate itemized budget

justification for each line item is

required. The types of information to be

included in the justification are

indicated under each category. For

multiple year projects, it is desirable to

provide this information for each year of

the project. The budget justification

should immediately follow the second

page of the SF 424A.

Personnel—Line 6a Enter the total

costs of salaries and wages of applicant/

grantee staff. Do not include the costs of

consultants, which should be included

on line 6h, ‘‘Other.’’

Justification Identify the principal

investigator or project director, if

known. Specify by title or name the

percentage of time allocated to the

project, the individual annual salaries,

and the cost to the project (both Federal

and non-Federal) of the organization’s

staff who will be working on the project.

Fringe Benefits—Line 6b Enter the

total costs of fringe benefits, unless

treated as part of an approved indirect

cost rate.

Justification Provide a break-down

of amounts and percentages that

comprise fringe benefit costs, such as

health insurance, FICA, retirement

insurance, etc.

Travel—6c Enter total costs of outof-town travel (travel requiring per

diem) for staff of the project. Do not

enter costs for consultant’s travel or

local transportation, which should be

included on Line 6h, ‘‘Other.’’

Justification Include the name(s) of

traveler(s), total number of trips,

destinations, length of stay,

transportation costs and subsistence

allowances.

Equipment—Line 6d Enter the total

costs of all equipment to be acquired by

the project. For State and local

governments, including Federally

recognized Indian Tribes, ‘‘equipment’’

is tangible, non-expendable personal

property having a useful life of more

than one year and an acquisition cost of

$5,000 or more per unit. For all other

applicants, the threshold for equipment

is $500 or more per unit. The higher

threshold for State and local

governments became effective October

1, 1988, through the implementation of

45 CFR Part 92, ‘‘Uniform

Administrative Requirements for Grants

and Cooperative Agreements to State

and Local Governments.’’

Justification Equipment to be

purchased with Federal funds must be

justified. The equipment must be

required to conduct the project, and the

applicant organization or its subgrantees

must not have the equipment or a

reasonable facsimile available to the

project. The justification also must

contain plans for future use or disposal

of the equipment after the project ends.

Supplies—Line 6e Enter the total

costs of all tangible expendable personal

property (supplies) other than those

included on Line 6d.

Justification Specify general

categories of supplies and their costs.

Contractual—Line 6f Enter the total

costs of all contracts, including (1)

procurement contracts (except those

which belong on other lines such as

equipment, supplies, etc.) and (2)

contracts with secondary recipient

organizations, including delegate

agencies. Also include any contracts

with organizations for the provision of

technical assistance. Do not include

payments to individuals on this line. If

the name of the contractor, scope of

work, and estimated total costs are not

available or have not been negotiated,

include on Line 6h, ‘‘Other.’’

Justification Attach a list of

contractors, indicating the names of the

organizations, the purposes of the

contracts, and the estimated dollar

amounts of the awards as part of the

budget justification. Whenever the

applicant/grantee intends to delegate

part or all of the program to another

agency, the applicant/grantee must

complete this section (Section 8, Budget

Categories) for each delegate agency by
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agency title, along with the supporting

information. The total cost of all such

agencies will be part of the amount

shown on Line 6f. Provide backup

documentation identifying the name of

contractor, purpose of contract, and

major cost elements. Applicants who

anticipate procurements that will

exceed $5,000 (non-governmental

entities) or $25,000 (governmental

entities) and are requesting an award

without competition should include

sole source justification in the proposal

which at a minimum should include the

basis for contractor’s selection,

justification for lack of competition

when competitive bids or offers are not

obtained and basis for award cost or

price. (Note: Previous or past experience

with a contractor is not sufficient

justification for sole source.)

Construction—Line 6g Not

applicable. New construction is not

allowable.

Other—Line 6h Enter the total of all

other costs. Where applicable, such

costs may include, but are not limited

to: Insurance; medical and dental costs;

noncontractual fees and travel paid

directly to individual consultants; local

transportation (all travel which does not

require per diem is considered local

travel); 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. Note that costs

identified as ‘‘miscellaneous’’ and

‘‘honoraria’’ are not allowable.

Justification Specify the costs

included.

Total Direct Charges—Line 6i Enter

the total of Lines 6a through 6h.

Indirect Charges—6j Enter the total

amount of indirect charges (costs). If no

indirect costs are requested, enter

‘‘None.’’ Generally, this line should be

used when the applicant (except local

governments) has a current indirect cost

rate agreement approved by the

Department of Health and Human

Services or another Federal agency.

Local and State governments should

enter the amount of indirect costs

determined in accordance with HHS

requirements. When an indirect cost

rate is requested, these costs are

included in the indirect cost pool and

should not be charged again as direct

costs to the grant. In the case of training

grants to other than State or local

governments (as defined in title 45,

Code of Federal Regulations, part 74),

the Federal reimbursement of indirect

costs will be limited to the lesser of the

negotiated (or actual) indirect cost rate

or 8 percent of the amount allowed for

direct costs, exclusive of any equipment

charges, rental of space, tuition and fees,

post-doctoral training allowances,

contractual items, and alterations and

renovations. For training grant

applications, the entry under line 6j

should be the total indirect costs being

charged to the project. The Federal

share of indirect costs is calculated as

shown above. The applicant’s share is

calculated as follows: (a) Calculate total

project indirect costs (a*) by applying

the applicant’s approved indirect cost

rate to the total project (Federal and

non-Federal) direct costs. (b) Calculate

the Federal share of indirect costs (b*)

at 8 percent of the amount allowed for

total project (Federal and non-Federal)

direct costs exclusive of any equipment

charges, rental of space, tuition and fees,

post-doctoral training allowances,

contractual items, and alterations and

renovations. (c) Subtract (b*) from (a*).

The remainder is what the applicant can

claim as part of its matching cost

contribution.

Justification Enclose a copy of the

indirect cost rate agreement. Applicants

subject to the limitation on the Federal

reimbursement of indirect costs for

training grants should specify this.

Total—Line 6k Enter the total

amounts of lines 6i and 6j.

Program Income—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.

Justification Describe the nature,

source, and anticipated use of program

income in the Program Narrative

Statement.

Section C—Non-Federal Resources

This section summarizes the amounts of

non-Federal resources that will be

applied to the grant. Enter this

information on line 12 entitled ‘‘Totals.’’

In-kind contributions are defined in 45

CFR 74.2 and 45 CFR 92.3. In-kind

contributions are ‘‘the value of non-cash

contributions provided by non-Federal

third parties. Third party in-kind

contributions may be in the form of real

property, equipment, supplies and other

expendable property, and the value of

goods and services directly benefiting

and specifically identifiable to the

project or program.’’

Justification Describe third party inkind contributions, if included.

Section D—Forecasted Cash Needs

Not applicable.

Section E—Budget Estimate of Federal

Funds Needed For Balance of the

Project This section should only be

completed if the total project period

exceeds 17 months.

Totals—Line 20 For projects that

will have more than one budget period,

enter the estimated required Federal

funds for the second budget period

(months 13 through 24) under column

‘‘(b) First.’’ If a third budget period will

be necessary, enter the Federal funds

needed for months 25 through 36 under

‘‘(c) Second.’’ Columns (d) and (e) are

not applicable in most instances, since

ACYF funding is almost always limited

to a three-year maximum project period.

They should remain blank.

Section F—Other Budget Information

Direct Charges—Line 21 Not

applicable.

Indirect Charges—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.

Remarks—Line 23 If the total project

period exceeds 17 months, you must

enter your proposed non-Federal share

of the project budget for each of the

remaining years of the project.

3. Project Summary Description

Clearly mark this separate page with

the applicant name as shown in item 5

of the SF 424, the priority area number

as shown at the top of the SF 424, and

the title of the project as shown in item

11 of the SF 424. The summary

description should not exceed 300

words. These 300 words become part of

the computer database on each project.

Care should be taken to produce a

summary description which accurately

and concisely reflects the proposal. It

should describe the objectives of the

project, the approaches to be used and

the outcomes expected. The description

should also include a list of major

products that will result from the

proposed project, such as software

packages, materials, management

procedures, data collection instruments,

training packages, or videos. (Please

note that audiovisuals should be closed

captioned.) The project summary

description, together with the

information on the SF 424, will

constitute the project abstract. It is the

major source of information about the

proposed project and is usually the first

part of the application that the

reviewers read in evaluating the

application.

At the bottom of the page, following

the summary description, type up to 10

key words which best describe the

proposed project, the service(s) involved

and the target population(s) to be

covered. These key words will be used

for computerized information retrieval.

Key words should be selected from

commonly used research and practice

terminology. For assistance in choosing
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key words, applicants are referred to the

Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and

Neglect Information, P.O. Box 1182,

Washington, DC 20013, (1–800–FYI–

3366).

4. Program Narrative Statement

The Program Narrative Statement

should be clear, concise, and address

the specific requirements mentioned

under the priority area description in

Part II. The narrative should also

provide information concerning how the

application meets the evaluation criteria

(see Part II, Section C) using the

appropriate headings for research or

demonstration and training

applications. Inclusion and discussion

of the evaluation criteria is important

since the reviewers will rate the

application against the evaluation

criteria. There is a page limitation, set

forth below.

Narrative Statement:

Research applications should use the

following section headings:

(a) Objectives;

(b) Background and Significance;

(c) Approach; and

(d) Staff Background and

Organization’s Experience.

Demonstration and Training

applications should use the following

headings:

(a) Objectives and Need for

Assistance;

(b) Results or Benefits Expected;

(c) Approach; and

(d) Staff Background and

Organization’s Experience.

The specific information to be

included under each of these headings

is described in Part II, Section C,

Evaluation Criteria.

The narrative should be doublespaced and single-sided on 81⁄2′′ x 11′′

plain white paper, with 1′′ margins on

all sides. Use only a standard size font

such as 10 or 12 pitch throughout the

announcement. All pages of the

narrative (including appendices,

resumes, charts, references/footnotes,

tables, maps and exhibits) must be

sequentially numbered, beginning with

‘‘Objectives’’ or ‘‘Objectives and Need

for Assistance’’ as page number one.

Applicants should not submit

reproductions of larger sized paper that

is reduced to meet the size requirement.

Applicants are requested not to send

pamphlets, brochures, or other printed

material along with their applications as

these pose copying difficulties. These

materials, if submitted, will not be

included in the review process, though

they will be kept on file.

The length of the narrative section,

including appendices, should not

exceed 60 pages. Anything over 60

pages will be removed and not

considered by the reviewers.

Please note that applicants that do not

comply with the specific priority area

requirements in the section on ‘‘Eligible

Applicants’’ will not be included in the

review process. Applicants should also

note that non-responsiveness to the

section ‘‘Requirements for Project

Design’’ will result in a low evaluation

score by the panel of expert reviewers.

Applicants must clearly identify the

specific priority area under which they

wish to have their applications

considered, and tailor their applications

accordingly. Previous experience has

shown that an application which is

broader and more general in concept

than outlined in the priority area

description is less likely to score as well

as one which is more clearly focused on

and directly responsive to the concerns

of that specific priority area.

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. In addition, applicants

must provide certifications regarding:

(1) Drug-Free Workplace Requirements;

(2) Debarment and Other

Responsibilities; and (3) Certification

Regarding Environmental Tobacco

Smoke, also known as the Pro-Children

Act of 1994. These three certifications

are self-explanatory. A duly authorized

representative of the applicant

organization must certify that the

applicant is in compliance with these

assurances/ certifications. Signing and

submitting this application (SF 424)

indicates compliance with the Drug Free

Workplace Requirements, the

Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also

known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

and Debarment and Other

Responsibilities certifications.

All applicants for research projects on

child abuse and neglect must provide a

Protection of Human Subjects

Assurance as specified in the policy

described on the HHS Form 596. If there

is a question regarding the applicability

of this assurance, contact the Office for

Protection from Research Risks of the

National Institutes of Health at (301)-

496–7041. Those applying for or

currently conducting research projects

are further advised of the availability of

a Certificate of Confidentiality through

the National Institute of Mental Health

of the Department of Health and Human

Services. To obtain more information

and to apply for a Certificate of

Confidentiality, under the authority of

Section 301(d) of the Public Health

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 82421(d)) to

protect against involuntary disclosure of

the identities of research subjects,

contact the Division of Extramural

Activities of the National Institute of

Mental Health at (301) 443–4673.

D. Checklist for a Complete Application

The checklist below is for your use to

ensure that your application package

has been properly prepared.

ll One original, signed and dated

application, plus two copies.

Applications for different priority areas

should be packaged separately;

ll Application is from an

organization which is eligible under the

eligibility requirements defined in the

priority area description (screening

requirement).

A complete application consists of the

following items in this order:

ll Application for Federal

Assistance (SF 424, REV 4–88); a

completed SPOC certification (if

applicable) with the date of SPOC

contact entered in line 16, page 1 of the

SF 424 if applicable.

ll Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (SF 424A, REV

4–88);

ll Budget justification for Section

B—Budget Categories;

ll Letter from the Internal Revenue

Service to prove non-profit status, if

necessary;

ll Copy of the applicant’s approved

indirect cost rate agreement, if

appropriate;

ll Project summary description;

ll Table of Contents, including the

following:

ll Program Narrative Statement

(organized by the evaluation criteria),

which when combined with

appendices/attachments should not

exceed 60 pages total;

ll Any appendices/attachments

(which when combined with the

Program Narrative Statement should not

exceed 60 pages total);

ll Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs (Standard Form 424B, REV 4–

88);

ll Certification Regarding

Lobbying;

ll Certification Regarding ProChildren Act of 1994; and

ll Certification of Protection of

Human Subjects, if necessary.

E. The Application Package

Each application package must

include an original and two copies of

the complete application. Each copy

should be stapled securely (front and

back if necessary) in the upper left-hand

corner. All pages of the narrative must

be sequentially numbered, beginning
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with page one. The narrative, including

the appendices, must be only 60 pages.

Any pages over that number will be

removed and will not be reviewed.

Because each application will be

duplicated, do not use or include

separate covers, binders, clips, tabs,

plastic inserts, brochures, videos, or any

other items that cannot be photocopied.

Your application should only include

the information as requested in this

announcement.

Do not include a self-addressed,

stamped acknowledgment card. All

applicants will be notified automatically

about the receipt of their application

and of the four digit identification

number assigned to their application.

This number and the priority area must

be referred to in all subsequent

communication with NCCAN, the

Children’s Bureau and ACYF

concerning the application. If

acknowledgment of receipt of your

application is not received within eight

weeks after the deadline date, please

notify the ACYF Operations Center by

telephone at 1–800–351–2293.

Dated: April 28, 1995.

Olivia A. Golden,

Commissioner, Administration on Children,

Youth and Families.

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Instructions for the SF 424

This is a standard form used by applicants

as a required facesheet for preapplications

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

comment procedure in response to Executive

Order 12372 and have selected the program

to be included in their process, have been

given an opportunity to review the

applicant’s submission.

Item and Entry:

1. Self-explanatory.

2. Date application submitted to Federal

agency (or State if applicable) & applicant’s

control number (if applicable).

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 entitles

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 applicant 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

representative 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

establish a proper accounting system in
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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

nondiscrimination 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 provides 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.L. 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 (Clean 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

and 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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Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters—Primary Covered

Transactions

By signing and submitting this

proposal, the applicant, defined as the

primary participant in accordance with

45 CFR Part 76, 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 from covered transactions by

any Federal Department or agency;

(b) have not within a 3-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 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 3-year period

preceding this application/proposal had

one or more public transactions

(Federal, State, or local) terminated for

cause or default.

The inability of a person to provide

the certification required above will not

necessarily result in denial of

participation in this covered

transaction. If necessary, the prospective

participant shall submit an explanation

of why it cannot provide the

certification. The certification or

explanation will be considered in

connection with the Department of

Health and Human Services (HHS)

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.

The prospective primary participant

agrees that by submitting this proposal,

it will include the clause entitled

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transaction.’’ provided below without

modification in all lower tier covered

transactions and in all solicitations for

lower tier covered transactions.

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 not more than

$100,000 for each such failure.

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Executive Order 12372—State Single Points

of Contact

Arizona

Mrs. Janice Dunn, Attn: Arizona State

Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central Avenue,

14th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012,

Telephone (602) 280–1315

Arkansas

Tracie L. Copeland, Manager, State

Clearinghouse, Office of Intergovernmental

Services, Department of Finance and

Administration, PO. Box 3278, Little Rock,

Arkansas 72203, Telephone (501) 682–

1074

California

Glenn Stober, Grants Coordinator, Office of

Planning and Research, 1400 Tenth Street,

Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone

(916) 323–7480

Delaware

Ms. Francine Booth, State Single Point of

Contact, Executive Department, Thomas

Collins Building, Dover, Delaware 19903,

Telephone (302) 736–3326

District of Columbia

Rodney T. Hallman, State Single Point of

Contact, Office of Grants Management and

Development, 717 14th Street NW., Suite

500, Washington, DC. 20005, Telephone

(202) 727–6551

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse,

Intergovernmental Affairs Policy Unit,

Executive Office of the Governor, Office of

Planning and Budgeting, The Capitol,

Tallahassee, Florida 32399–0001,

Telephone (904) 488–8441

Georgia

Mr. Charles H. Badger, Administrator,

Georgia State Clearinghouse, 254

Washington, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30334,

Telephone (404) 656–3855

Illinois

Steve Klokkenga, State Single Point of

Contact, Office of the Governor, 107

Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois

62706, Telephone (217) 782–1671

Indiana

Jean S. Blackwell, Budget Director, State

Budget Agency, 212 State House,

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone

(317) 232–5610

Iowa

Mr. Steven R. McCann, Division of

Community Progress, Iowa Department of

Economic Development, 200 East Grand

Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309,

Telephone (515) 281–3725

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor,

Department of Local Government, 1024

Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky

40601, Telephone (502) 564–2382

Maine

Ms. Joyce Benson, State Planning Office,

State House Station #38, Augusta, Maine

04333, Telephone (207) 289–3261

Maryland

Ms. Mary Abrams, Chief, Maryland State

Clearinghouse, Department of State

Planning, 301 West Preston Street,

Baltimore, Maryland 21201–2365,

Telephone (301) 225–4490

Massachusetts

Karen Arone, State Clearinghouse, Executive

Office of Communities and Development,

100 Cambridge Street, Room 1803, Boston,

Massachusetts 02202, Telephone (617)

727–7001

Michigan

Richard S. Pastula, Director, Michigan

Department of Commerce, Lansing,

Michigan 48909, Telephone (517) 373–

7356

Mississippi

Ms. Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer,

Office of Federal Grant Management and

Reporting, 301 West Pearl Street, Jackson,

Mississippi 39203, Telephone (601) 960–

2174

Missouri

Ms. Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance

Clearinghouse, Office of Administration,

PO Box 809, Room 430, Truman Building,

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, Telephone

(314) 751–4834

Nevada

Department of Administration, State

Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, Carson

City, Nevada 89710, Telephone (702) 687–

4065, Attention: Ron Sparks,

Clearinghouse Coordinator

New Hampshire

Mr. Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New

Hampshire Office of State Planning, Attn:

Intergovernmental Review, Process/James

E. Bieber, 21⁄2 Beacon Street, Concord, New

Hampshire 03301, Telephone (603) 271–

2155

New Jersey

Gregory W. Adkins, Acting Director, Division

of Community Resources, N.J. Department

of Community Affairs, Trenton, New Jersey

08625–0803, Telephone (609) 292–6613

Please direct correspondence and questions

to: Andrew J. Jaskolka, State Review

Process, Division of Community Resources,

CN 814, Room 609, Trenton, New Jersey

08625–0803, Telephone (609) 292–9025

New Mexico

George Elliott, Deputy Director, State Budget

Division, Room 190, Bataan Memorial

Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503,

Telephone (505) 827–3640, FAX (505) 827–

3006

New York

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of

the Budget, State Capitol, Albany, New

York 12224, Telephone (518) 474–1605

North Carolina

Mrs. Chrys Baggett, Director, Office of the

Secretary of Admin., N.C. State

Clearinghouse, 116 W. Jones Street,

Raleigh, North Carolina 27603–8003,

Telephone (919) 733–7232

North Dakota

N.D. Single Point of Contact, Office of

Intergovernmental Assistance, Office of

Management and Budget, 600 East

Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58505–0170, Telephone (701) 224–

2094

Ohio

Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact,

State/Federal Funds Coordinator, State

Clearinghouse, Office of Budget and

Management, 30 East Broad Street, 34th

Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266–0411,

Telephone (614) 466–0698

Rhode Island

Mr. Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director,

Statewide Planning Program, Department

of Administration, Division of Planning,

265 Melrose Street, Providence, Rhode

Island 02907, Telephone (401) 277–2656,

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

Tennessee

Mr. Charles Brown, State Single Point of

Contact, State Planning Office, 500

Charlotte Avenue, 309 John Sevier

Building, Nashville, Tennessee 37219,

Telephone (615) 741–1676

Texas

Mr. Thomas Adams, Governor’s Office of

Budget and Planning, P.O. Box 12428,

Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone (512) 463–

1778

Utah

Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning

and Budget, Attn: Carolyn Wright, Room

116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah

84114, Telephone (801) 538–1535

Vermont

Mr. Bernard D. Johnson, Assistant Director,

Office of Policy Research & Coordination,

Pavilion Office Building, 109 State Street,

Montpelier, Vermont 05602, Telephone

(802) 828–3326

West Virginia

Mr. Fred Cutlip, Director, Community

Development Division, West Virginia

Development Office, Building #6, Room

553, Charleston, West Virginia 25305,

Telephone (304) 348–4010

Wisconsin

Mr. William C. Carey, Federal/State

Relations, Wisconsin Department of

Administration, 101 South Webster Street,
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P.O. Box 7864, Madison, Wisconsin 53707,

Telephone (608) 266–0267

Wyoming

Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact,

Herschler Building, 4th Floor, East Wing,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, Telephone

(307) 777–7574

Guam

Mr. Michael J. Reidy, Director, Bureau of

Budget and Management Research, Office

of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana,

Guam 96910, Telephone (671) 472–2285

Northern Mariana Islands

State Single Point of Contact, Planning and

Budget Office, Office of the Governor,

Saipan, CM, Northern Mariana Islands

96950

Puerto Rico

Norma Burgos/Jose H. Caro, Chairman/

Director, Puerto Rico Planning Board,

Minillas Government Center, P.O. Box

41119, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940–9985,

Telephone (809) 727–4444

Virgin Islands

Jose L. George, Director, Office of

Management and Budget, #41 Norregade

Emancipation Garden Station, Second

Floor, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802.

Please direct correspondence to: Linda

Clarke, Telephone (809) 774–0750.

Certification Regarding Environmental

Tobacco Smoke

Public Law 103–227, Part C—

Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also

known as the Pro-Children Act of 1944

(Act), requires that smoking not be

permitted in any portion of any indoor

facility owned or leased or contracted

for by an entity and used routinely or

regularly for the 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 children’s

services and that all subgrantees shall

certify accordingly.

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