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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Civil Rights Division

The Americans With Disabilities Act;

Technical Assistance Grants To

Promote Voluntary Compliance With

the Act

AGENCY: Disability Rights Section, Civil

Rights Division, U.S. Department of

Justice.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

and of solicitation for grant

applications.

PURPOSE: The Disability Rights Section

(formerly the Public Access Section) of

the Civil Rights Division, United States

Department of Justice (DOJ), announces

the availability of up to $1.2 million to

fund projects to inform and educate

covered entities about their

responsibilities under title II and title III

of the Americans With Disabilities Act

of 1990 (ADA). The term ‘‘covered

entities’’ refers to businesses,

commercial properties, institutions,

State and local governments or their

agencies, and other organizations or

enterprises that have responsibilities

under title II or title III of the ADA. The

primary objective of this program is to

encourage and facilitate voluntary

compliance with titles II and III of the

ADA and the Department’s

implementing regulations through

education and information sharing.

This year, the Department is seeking

grant applications in the following two

(2) priority areas:

(1) Statewide pilot projects to educate

small businesses about the basic

requirements of title III of the ADA. The

projects, utilizing local business and

professional organizations, will make

businesses aware of the ADA and the

ADA resources available locally, within

the State, and from the Federal

government; and promote the exchange

of ideas and information on successful

compliance efforts within their

communities. The Department

anticipates funding up to eight projects,

with projects in larger States receiving

up to $100,000 and projects in smaller

States receiving up to $50,000.

(2) Pilot projects to conduct statewide

ADA information-sharing conferences

for State and local government officials.

These conferences will provide

information on the requirements of title

II of the ADA and the ADA resources

available locally, within the State,

regionally, and from the Federal

government; and promote the exchange

of ideas and information on successful

compliance efforts within the State. The

Department anticipates that up to eight

projects will be funded in amounts up

to $40,000 each.

Detailed information regarding these

specific priorities may be found in the

Program Priorities section of this

solicitation.

Grants will be awarded to selected

applicants who propose cost-effective

and efficient methods for carrying out

projects related to this year’s priorities.

The Department is particularly

interested in receiving proposals that:

reflect an ability to begin project

activities in an expedited manner;

demonstrate an ability to reach and

work effectively with established

business, professional, trade, or

municipal organizations; utilize

materials already developed by Federal

agencies and their grantees or

contractors; draw on people within the

State who have ADA expertise;

represent long-term joint ventures

between business, professional, trade, or

municipal organizations and

organizations that represent persons

with disabilities; and specifically

address how members of minority

communities will be included within

the population targeted by the applicant

for receipt of technical assistance.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: This grant

competition is open to non-profit

organizations, including trade and

professional associations or their

subsidiaries, organizations representing

State and local governments or their

employees, other organizations

representing entities covered by the

ADA, State and local government

agencies, organizations representing

persons with disabilities, and

individuals. Preference will be given to

the specific types of organizations

described under Priority 1 and Priority

2 in the Program Priorities section of

this solicitation.

GRANT PERIOD AND AWARD AMOUNT: The

period of performance will be twelve

months from the date of the grant

award. A total of up to $1.2 million is

available for this solicitation. It is

anticipated that Priority 1 grants will be

awarded in amounts up to $100,000 in

larger States and up to $50,000 in

smaller States. Priority 2 grants will be

awarded in amounts up to $40,000.

However, the estimated funding level

announced in this notice does not bind

the Department of Justice to make any

awards or to any specific number of

awards or funding levels.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications

must be received by the close of

business (5:30 p.m. EST) on July 31,

1995 at the Disability Rights Section,

Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department

of Justice, 1425 New York Ave., NW,

Room 4039, Washington, DC 20005

(overnight, express, or hand deliveries),

P.O. Box 66738, Washington, D.C.

20035–6738 (U.S. Postal Service mail).

Applications may not be sent by

facsimile. Applications received after

5:30 p.m. on July 31, 1995 will not be

considered for award, even if the

application was postmarked before that

date. Incomplete applications will not

be considered for award. In order to be

considered complete, one bound

original and two unbound copies of the

application packet described in the

Application Requirements section of

this solicitation must be submitted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Hall Lusher, ADA Technical

Assistance Program Manager, Disability

Rights Section, Civil Rights Division,

U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box

66738, Washington, D.C. 20035–6738;

1–800–514–0301 (Voice) or 1–800–514–

0383 (TTY). This Notice and other

related information, with the exception

of standard forms, are available in

alternate formats, e.g., large print,

braille, audiotape, and computer disk.

With the exception of standard forms,

this information may also be accessed

through the Disability Rights Section’s

electronic bulletin board at (202) 514–

6193.

Background and Program Description

On January 26, 1992, the major

provisions of titles II and III of the

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

went into effect. The ADA provides

legal protection to individuals with

disabilities in the areas of public

accommodations, commercial facilities,

State and local government services,

transportation, employment, and

telecommunications. Title III prohibits

discrimination on the basis of disability

in a broad range of public

accommodations, commercial facilities

and certain transportation services. Title

II prohibits discrimination on the basis

of disability in State and local

government programs, activities, and

services, including transportation, and

State and local government

employment. The employment (title I),

transportation (title II, Subpart B), and

telecommunications (title IV) provisions

of the ADA are regulated by other

Federal agencies and are not the subject

of this Notice.

Section 506 of the ADA requires the

Department of Justice to provide

technical assistance to entities and

individuals that have responsibilities or

rights under title II (subtitle A, State and

local government services) and title III

(public accommodations and

commercial facilities) of the ADA.
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Pursuant to this requirement, the

Department provides a variety of ADArelated services and information,

including:

—a toll-free ADA Information Line (for

voice and TTY callers) through which

the public may obtain recorded

information and place orders for ADA

materials 24 hours/day. ADA

Specialists are available to answer

questions about the ADA during

business hours. The line, which fields

up to 2,000 calls per week, also

provides on-line service for Spanishspeaking callers;

—a speakers bureau through which

organizations can arrange to have

ADA experts from the Civil Rights

Division speak on a variety of ADA

topics;

—distribution of written materials,

including the Department’s

regulations implementing titles II and

III, technical assistance manuals for

titles II and III, an ADA Questions and

Answers booklet, and other reference

materials. These materials are

available in standard print, large

print, braille, audiotape, and

computer disk. They may also be

obtained through the Disability Rights

Section’s electronic bulletin board

and through FedWorld on the

Internet; and

—an outreach program to identify,

inform, and work with covered

entities and persons with disabilities,

including disseminating information

on the ADA and the Department’s

ADA Information Line to 6 million

businesses through the IRS quarterly

mailing, distributing television and

radio Public Service Announcements

on the ADA featuring the Attorney

General to broadcast stations, placing

ADA pamphlets and cards to order

free materials in 7,600 grocery stores

through the ‘‘Good Neighbor’’

program, and disseminating ADA

information and technical assistance

materials to national advocacy and

service organizations representing

African Americans, Hispanics, and

other interest groups.

Under section 506(d) of the Act, the

Department has authority to award

grants to individuals and non-profit

entities for the purpose of

supplementing the Department’s

technical assistance efforts. The

Technical Assistance Grant Program is

designed to develop and implement cost

effective strategies to disseminate

information about the responsibilities or

rights of covered entities and

individuals under titles II and III of the

ADA and to provide practical

information on effective ways to achieve

compliance with the ADA. Through this

program, the Department works with

organizations and individuals

representing the many constituencies

affected by the ADA to develop

educational programs and materials

targeted to these audiences nationwide.

The goal of the program is to foster

voluntary compliance with the ADA.

Because the grant program is

educational in nature, the Department

does not fund projects to research or

resolve issues that are outside the scope

of the Department’s current ADA

regulations and court interpretations.

The program is not intended to fund or

support site-specific compliance

implementation (e.g., funding to make

specific facilities more accessible), or to

fund or support inspections, reviews, or

tests to determine whether an entity is

meeting its compliance obligations.

Since the initiation of the grant

program in 1991, the Department has

awarded grants to over 40 non-profit

organizations. Previous recipients have

included a wide range of groups

conducting a variety of projects,

including: projects to develop and

disseminate educational materials

specifically tailored to address the

needs of targeted audiences to help

them comply with the ADA; projects to

disseminate existing information to

targeted audiences across the country;

projects to develop and conduct ADA

training programs and seminars;

projects to operate telephone

information lines; and projects to

develop and incorporate ADA materials

into professional educational curricula

and programs in schools of architecture

and design.

Title III projects have been directed

toward educating owners and operators

of hotels and motels, retail stores,

grocery stores, restaurants and bars,

professional offices, recreation and

fitness centers, museums and other

places of public display or collection,

travel and tour agents, hospitals and

health care providers, service providers

for elderly persons, day care centers,

small shops and stores, and large

commercial properties.

Title II projects have worked toward

educating mayors of medium and large

cities and small towns, law enforcement

personnel, 911/emergency response

operators, officers of State courts, State

social service agencies, persons

involved in testing for licensure and

certification purposes, and members

and staff of local historic preservation

commissions.

Other projects have been directed

toward persons who can assist others in

complying with the ADA, including

professors and students in architecture,

interior design, industrial design, and

landscape architecture schools and

programs; State and local building code

officials; disability advocates; librarians;

local historic preservation commissions;

community and professional mediators;

and building contractors and

construction tradespeople. Simple, easy

to understand materials about the ADA

have been translated into Spanish and

other languages.

The Department has undertaken other

initiatives to ensure that materials

developed under the grant program are

available in localities across the

country. An ADA Information File,

which contains 33 ADA technical

assistance documents, has been placed

in 15,000 libraries throughout the

country. Additional materials will be

added to the ADA Information File in

the coming months. The Department

also disseminated similar informational

packets to 6,000 Chambers of Commerce

nationwide. As a result, a wealth of

resources and educational information

exists today in local communities. (A

listing of materials contained in the

ADA Information File will be included

in the Grant Application Packet.)

The Department of Justice and other

agencies have also taken steps to ensure

that ADA technical assistance is

available nationally, regionally, and

locally. The Department, the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission

(EEOC), and the Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board (Access Board) all operate tollfree ADA Information Lines to provide

direct technical assistance to the public.

The Department and the EEOC jointly

funded a project to create the ADA

Training and Implementation Network,

a network of approximately 400

individuals who completed an intensive

ADA training course. Members of the

Network are currently located in every

State in the country to serve as local

resources for businesses, governments,

and persons with disabilities. The U.S.

Department of Education funds ten

Regional Disability and Business

Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)

to provide technical assistance to

covered entities and individuals with

disabilities at the local, State, and

regional level.

Despite these efforts and the

availability of ADA information and

resources, the Department has learned—

through calls to its ADA Information

Line, meetings with the public,

Congressional inquiries, and studies

conducted by the Government

Accounting Office and by Lou Harris for

the National Organization on

Disability—that:
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—many people continue to be unaware

of what the ADA requires and how

easy it can be to comply;

—many people believe that the ADA’s

requirements are more stringent than

they are, or are unaware of costeffective solutions for achieving

compliance with the ADA;

—some people who are trying in good

faith to comply with the ADA are

making needless and costly mistakes;

and

—this lack of understanding can lead

people to resist making efforts to

comply, or make them vulnerable to

hard-sell tactics by individuals who

would profiteer from their lack of

knowledge.

For these reasons, the Department

intends to use the grant program this

year to reach out to groups at the State

and local level to undertake educational

projects as described in the following

section.

Program Priorities

For fiscal year 1995, the Department

will establish two absolute funding

priorities and fund multiple pilot

projects under each priority. The goal is

to increase voluntary compliance with

title III and title II of the ADA as easily,

comprehensively, and cost-effectively as

possible. The objective of both funding

priorities is (1) to increase awareness of

the ADA; (2) to increase knowledge of

existing materials and resources

available locally, within the State,

regionally, and from the Federal

government to assist people in

understanding and complying with

titles II and III of the ADA; and (3) to

promote the exchange of ideas and

information on successful compliance

efforts.

The Department is soliciting

proposals that address the following two

(2) priority areas:

Priority 1: Statewide Pilot Projects To

Educate Small Businesses About Basic

Requirements of Title III of the ADA

The ADA provides a general

framework to eliminate discrimination

against people with disabilities while

providing flexibility to address the

unique circumstances of the estimated 6

million businesses in the United States.

While this flexibility allows business

owners and managers to make their own

decisions about exactly how they can

comply, many do not know where to

turn for accurate, practical information

and assistance within their own

communities. Business owners and

managers may attempt to comply and

yet not be successful, or they may be

reluctant to implement any kind of

strategy for compliance.

Studies show that business owners

can comply with the ADA easily and

reasonably if provided with adequate

information and support. These projects

are intended to use existing business

and professional organizations to

increase awareness of the ADA and the

availability of ADA resources, and to

engage members of local business

communities in helping each other find

practical, successful ways to comply

with the ADA.

Preference will be given to state-based

organizations that demonstrate an

established relationship with the

business community across that

particular State. Examples include, but

are not limited to, state-based private,

non-profit professional and trade

organizations (e.g., a State association of

small business owners, a State Chamber

of Commerce, a statewide retail or

hospitality association, etc.), or State

government agencies that work with the

business community (e.g., Departments

of Resource and Economic

Development, Small Business

Development Centers, a State Bureau of

Travel or Tourism, etc.).

Proposed projects must use

established local business and

professional organizations and their

regular meetings, local and regional

ADA resources and individuals with

ADA expertise, and ADA publications

and materials available free from the

Department of Justice to reach and

educate small businesses, non-profit

groups, and others who must comply

with title III of the ADA.

Project activities must be conducted

in all regions of the State, reach a

diverse representation of title III entities

statewide, represent a joint venture with

organizations representing people with

disabilities, and have the potential for

replication in other States.

Statewide pilot projects to educate

small businesses about basic

requirements of title III of the ADA shall

include the following major

components:

—Conduct ADA educational programs

in all regions of the State, using

established local business and

professional organizations and their

regularly scheduled meetings. A

minimum of 50 programs must be

conducted in larger States and a

minimum of 25 programs must be

conducted in smaller States. Letters of

cooperation or support from groups

such as Merchant Associations,

Jaycees, Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary Clubs,

or similar organizations must be

included with the grant application;

—Programs must provide: basic

information on the requirements of

title III of the ADA using approved

technical assistance materials

available from the Department of

Justice (including the ‘‘Open for

Business’’ videotape, the Checklist for

Readily Achievable Barrier Removal,

the ADA Questions and Answers

booklet, the IRS Tax Credit form, etc.);

a list of technical assistance resources

available locally, within the State, and

from the Federal government that

participants may use to obtain

technical assistance at a later time;

and time for local businesses to

discuss issues, share ideas, and

identify practical, cost-effective

solutions that they have used

successfully to comply with the ADA.

An outline of a model program (one

to two hours in length) must be

included with the grant application;

—Use local, State, and regional ADA

resources and individuals

knowledgeable about the ADA for

assistance to conduct the educational

programs. It is anticipated that

speakers and presenters will

voluntarily provide their services.

Grant funds may be used to reimburse

individual travel expenses, but may

not be used to provide honoraria for

speakers. Letters of cooperation or

support from groups such as the

regional Disability and Business

Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)

or local DBTAC affiliates,

Independent Living Centers, other

organizations representing people

with disabilities, or members of the

ADA Training and Implementation

Network must be included with the

grant application;

—Develop a marketing pamphlet or

flyer that can be easily tailored,

reproduced, and used by local

business groups hosting the programs;

—Ensure that businesses owned or

operated by people who are members

of racial and ethnic minority groups

will be included within the audiences

reached;

—Provide a brief final report on the

project, including an identification of

the strengths and weaknesses of the

project, the number and types of

participants involved, examples of

known positive changes that may

have occurred as a result of the

project, and suggestions for

improvement that the Department

will be able to use as guidance for

other organizations seeking to

conduct similar projects in the future.

Priority 2: Statewide ADA InformationSharing Conferences for Government

Officials

In the United States today, an

estimated 86,000 units of State, county,
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and municipal governments are working

to understand and meet their obligations

under title II of the ADA. The ADA

provides the general framework to

eliminate discrimination against people

with disabilities, but also the flexibility

to address the unique circumstances

encountered by State and local

government programs and activities.

While this allows State and local

government officials with ADA

compliance responsibilities to decide

exactly how to comply, many may not

know where to turn for accurate,

practical information and assistance

within their own communities and may

be reluctant to take needed action.

While many State and local

governments have been successful in

making their programs and activities

accessible to people with disabilities,

misinformation about the requirements

of the ADA continues to exist, making

voluntary compliance more confusing

and burdensome for some than it need

be. For example, many believe the ADA

requires that all buildings must be

accessible, when, in fact, the ADA

actually requires that a public entity

make its programs accessible to people

with disabilities through relocation of

programs to an accessible location,

structural modifications, or other

alternatives. For those State and local

government officials having the

authority and the responsibility for

developing and implementing ADA

compliance strategies, access to

information and other assistance is

paramount if compliance efforts are to

be successful. Yet, the significant

resources that exist at the State and

local level are often overlooked and

underutilized, including other State and

local governments that have already

successfully resolved compliance

issues.

One of the Department’s primary roles

and responsibilities is to assist local

communities, both small and large, to

understand the ADA’s requirements

through education and technical

assistance. To accomplish this, the

Department will fund pilot projects to

conduct statewide ADA informationsharing conferences for State and local

government officials. These conferences

will provide information on the

requirements of the ADA, the ADA

resources available locally, regionally

and from the Federal government, and

promote the exchange of ideas and

information on successful compliance

efforts within the State.

Proposed projects should target

participants with decision-making

authority over programs that serve the

public, particularly those with

responsibility for ADA compliance

activities. Preference will be given to

State agencies or state-based

organizations that demonstrate the

existence of an established relationship

with the target audience across that

particular State. Examples include, but

are not limited to, a State office on

accessibility and ADA compliance, a

State building code council, or statebased organizations that represent or

work with local and State government

officials such as a State municipal

association, association of counties,

association of cities or towns, council of

mayors or city managers, etc.

Proposed projects must bring State

and local government officials from

across the State together with

individuals knowledgeable about the

ADA from local, regional, and Federal

sources, use approved ADA

publications and materials available free

from the Department or other sources,

and provide a mechanism for the

continuing exchange of information and

ideas among the conference

participants.

The statewide conference must reach

a diverse representation of title II

entities statewide and have the potential

for replication in other States.

A pilot project to conduct statewide

ADA information-sharing conferences

for local and State government officials

shall include the following major

components:

—Working with State and local

government agencies, officials, and

employees, plan and promote the

ADA conference to ensure

representation from local and State

agencies and programs from around

the State. An outline plan for

promoting the conference and its

goals, including use of the media,

must be included with the grant

application;

—Identify and develop a list of local,

State, regional, and Federal ADA

resources that serve the State (e.g.,

regional DBTAC and local DBTAC

affiliates, Centers for Independent

Living, other organizations

representing people with disabilities,

members of the ADA Training and

Implementation Network, local and

State officials with ADA expertise,

Federal ADA information lines,

electronic bulletin boards, the ADA

Information File in local libraries,

etc.);

—Plan and conduct one statewide

conference that will provide:

information on the requirements of

title II of the ADA specifically tailored

to the needs of the targeted audience;

information about technical assistance

resources available locally, within the

State, and from the Federal

government; a variety of workshops or

break-out sessions tailored to address

specific issues and to enable

participants to discuss issues, share

ideas, and learn of practical, costeffective solutions that have been

used successfully to comply with the

ADA; and a mechanism for the

continuing exchange of information

and ideas among the conference

participants (such as distributing lists

of ADA resources and the names and

addresses of conference participants

to all conference attendees). An

outline of the proposed agenda for the

conference must be included with the

grant application;

—In carrying out the conference, the

grant recipient must use existing ADA

publications and materials reviewed

by the Federal government that are

available from the Department and

other agencies, and the local, State,

regional, and Federal ADA resources

that serve the State, as described

above. Letters of cooperation or

support from groups or individuals

who will be participating as speakers

must be included with the grant

application;

—Provide a final report on the project,

including an identification of the

strengths and weaknesses of the

project, the number and types of

participants involved, examples of

known positive changes that may

have occurred as a result of the

project, and suggestions for

improvement that the Department

will be able to use as guidance for

other organizations seeking to

conduct similar statewide conferences

in the future.

Selection Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated in each

of the following four selection criteria

areas for a total of 100 points:

Project Strategy and Plan of Action (50

points)

Applicants must demonstrate a

thorough understanding of the grant

proposal priority, including the

background, intended audience, and

intended approach. Applicants must

also demonstrate an ability to reach as

diverse a segment of the target audience

as possible in a cost-efficient manner.

Project goals and expected outcomes

should be clearly articulated. Clarity,

quality, and appropriateness of the

plans, methodologies, and procedures to

achieve the goals listed in the

application will be carefully considered.

Proposals should reflect the

involvement of State and local business

and government organizations with
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local, State, and regional organizations

that provide ADA technical assistance

and organizations that represent people

with disabilities. Proposals must

include letters of commitment as

previously described under each

program priority.

The plan of action must be sound and

well-reasoned, with evidence of the

ability to implement the plan

immediately and complete the project

within the period of performance.

Project strategy must include a plan for

documenting known positive changes

that may occur as a result of the project

and for evaluating the strengths and

weaknesses of the project, as previously

described under each program priority.

Staff Capability (25 points)

Applicants must provide evidence of

qualified personnel to undertake the

project. The application must contain

necessary position description(s),

resume(s), and assurances of availability

of key staff (salaried or contract staff)

with appropriate competencies and

experience. Duties outlined for grantfunded position(s) must be clearly

appropriate to the scope of the work

being carried out under the project.

Organizational Capability and

Management Plan (20 points)

Applicants must demonstrate the

ability to reach and work effectively

with the targeted audience and offer

evidence of proven organizational

ability to provide high quality results

utilizing appropriate key personnel.

Applications must include a

management plan that provides

evidence of project control by

management, efficient and timely use of

staff and other resources, and effective

quality control mechanisms.

Resources/Facilities/Equipment (5

points)

Applicants must demonstrate the

availability and appropriateness of

resources (other than personnel),

physical facilities, and equipment

proposed to be used to carry out the

project.

General Requirements for Grant

Recipients

The following general grant program

requirements should be considered by

each applicant in developing both its

project timeline and budget. Successful

applicants must adhere to all conditions

as specified; any deviation from the

requirements in this section must be

negotiated with DOJ.

Coordination With Other Agencies and

Organizations

Grantees are expected to coordinate

their project activities with the

Department of Justice, and, where

appropriate, with other Federally

sponsored ADA technical assistance

activities, such as the Department of

Education’s Disability and Business

Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs).

Grantees will utilize existing technical

assistance materials developed by the

Department, its grantees, other Federal

agencies and their grantees.

Grantee Orientation and Post-Award

Monitoring

The Department intends to provide

grant recipients with the maximum

amount of post-award guidance and

technical assistance possible within

budget and staff constraints. Applicants

are advised that DOJ staff may make site

visits to provide grant recipients with

guidance and technical assistance and

to monitor the progress of the grant. The

Office of Justice Programs (OJP), a

component of the Department of Justice,

will provide financial management and

other services in support of the

Disability Rights Section in the

administration of this program.

Applicants are advised that copies of

both the quarterly progress reports and

quarterly financial reports sent to OJP

must also be sent to the Disability Rights

Section.

DOJ Review of Grantee Materials

All materials used or developed by

grant recipients must be approved by

DOJ in advance of use. This includes

media releases, scripts, program

outlines/agendas, and handouts.

However, it is not anticipated that grant

recipients will develop new technical

assistance materials under these

priorities.

Availability of Existing Materials

Publications and resource lists that

are currently available to the public

from the Department of Justice (DOJ)

will be provided, in bulk, to grant

recipients free of charge. Grantees are

not responsible for the duplication of

DOJ materials. If an applicant wishes to

use materials produced by previous DOJ

grant recipients or recipients of grants

from other Federal agencies, including

the National Institute on Disability and

Rehabilitation Research, it should

coordinate such requests with DOJ.

Copyrights

The grantor agency reserves a royaltyfree, nonexclusive, and irrevocable

license to reproduce, publish or

otherwise use, and to authorize others to

use, for Federal government purposes:

(1) The copyright in any work

developed under a grant, subgrant, or

contract under a grant or subgrant; and

(2) any rights of copyright to which a

grantee, subgrantee, or a contractor

purchases ownership with grant

support.

Program Income

Grantee recipients may charge for

grant-related activities and products

(e.g., new materials developed and

disseminated, conference registration

fees), as long as all income derived from

such activities and products is added to

funds committed to the grant and its

activities. Specifically, this program

income (gross income earned by the

grantee, during the funding period, as a

direct result of the grant award or its

activities) must be used ‘‘to further the

eligible project or program objectives’’

or ‘‘to finance the non-Federal share of

the project or program’’ (e.g., obtaining

equipment or other assets required for

the project). Program income may not be

used to support or further a grantee’s

general organization, its programs or its

services.

Costs associated with the provision of

refreshments may not be paid for with

grant funds. It is anticipated that

speakers and presenters will voluntarily

provide their services. Grant funds may

be used to reimburse individual travel

and accommodation expenses, but may

not be used to provide honoraria for

speakers. Fees charged by grantees (if

any) must be nominal and there shall be

no charge for materials provided to

audience participants.

Alternate Formats (Print and

Audiovisual)

All materials produced in standard

print must also be produced in large

print, in Braille, and on audiotape in

proportion to anticipated demand by

persons with vision impairments in the

targeted population(s). Audiotapes of

lengthy materials must be voice- or

tone-indexed.

Effective Communication and

Accessibility Requirements

Applicants who plan to list a voice

telephone number on correspondence or

promotional materials concerning the

grant activities, or on materials

produced under the grant, must also list

a TTY telephone number. Applicants

who plan to use an automated telephone

information system to respond to voice

calls concerning grant activities must

provide comparable service for TTY

users. The cost of establishing an

automated TTY information system or
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purchasing a TTY may not be included

in the proposed project budget.

All grant activities must be held in

accessible facilities. All programs must

be accessible to attendees with

communication disabilities.

Materials To Be Provided to DOJ

If grant project activities are

videotaped, one copy must be submitted

to DOJ. If videotapes are intended for

commercial use, all must be captioned.

A copy of the final text of each

document or videotape script produced

must be provided to DOJ on computer

disk in ASCII or Wordperfect.

Application Requirements

Under Section 506(d) of the

Americans with Disabilities Act, the

Department is authorized to award

grants to individuals and non-profit

organizations to supplement its ADA

technical assistance efforts. All

applicants must submit, in the order

given, one bound original and two

unbound copies of the following

information:

1. A signed SF 424 and SF 424A (Rev.

4/88) application form. The grant

priority number under which the

applicant is submitting the proposal

must be clearly identified in box

number 11 on form SF 424.

2. A one-page Abstract that

summarizes the goals of the project, the

nature and size of the population(s) to

be reached through the project, and the

project strategy. Applicants should state

explicitly the number of people

expected to be served in the course of

the project’s activities.

3. A Project Strategy and Plan of

Action (maximum length 15 pages) that:

—addresses each major component

identified in the program priority for

which applicant is applying;

—describes major activities and events;

—provides a description of the

applicant’s plan for working with

other local, State, regional, and

Federal ADA resources; and

—provides a plan for evaluating the

effectiveness of the project, as

described under the program

priorities.

4. A Management Plan that includes

a timeline for completion of all project

objectives, activities, events, and

products.

5. A Budget Narrative required by the

SF 424 (Rev. 4/88), which includes the

basis for all costs presented in the

budget.

6. A brief statement identifying the

facilities, equipment, and other

resources available for carrying out the

project.

7. Job description(s) for key

position(s) that are proposed to be

funded under the grant.

8. Resume(s) or qualification(s) of the

key individual(s) who will fill the grant

position(s), including consultants, if any

(maximum length 3 pages each).

9. Letters of commitment from

organizations that will be involved in

the project. (Letters of reference are not

required and, if submitted, will not be

considered.)

10. A certification regarding lobbying,

debarment, suspension, other

responsibility matters, and drug-free

workplace requirements, OJP Form

4061/6.

11. A disclosure of lobbying activities,

SF LLL.

Please Note: Non-profit applicants who

have not previously received Federal

financial assistance from the Department of

Justice may also be required to submit a

disclosure of financial capability statement or

other documentation prior to the grant

award.

Dated: May 18, 1995.

Deval L. Patrick,

Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights

Division.

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