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ESTIMATED RESPONSE BURDEN FOR RESPONDENTS TO THE QUALITY RESEARCH CENTER CONSORTIUM FACES DATA

COLLECTION, 2001, 2002, 2003

Instrument Number of respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden

hours per response

Total burden

hours

Year 1 (Fall 2001):

Head Start Children ................................................................................ 520 1 0.66 343

Head Start Teachers (child ratings) ....................................................... 40 13 0.25 130

Center Directors ..................................................................................... 8 1 1.00 8

Education Coordinators .......................................................................... 8 1 0.75 6

Classroom Teachers .............................................................................. 40 1 1.00 40

Year 2 (Spring 2002):

Head Start Children ................................................................................ 520 1 0.66 343

Head Start Teachers (child ratings) ....................................................... 40 13 0.25 130

Classroom Teachers .............................................................................. 40 1 1.00 40

(Fall 2002):

Head Start Children ................................................................................ 800 1 0.66 528

Head Start Teachers (child ratings) ....................................................... 80 13 0.25 260

Center Directors ..................................................................................... 16 1 1.00 16

Education Coordinators .......................................................................... 16 1 0.75 13

Classroom Teachers .............................................................................. 80 1 1.00 80

Year 3 (Spring 2003):

Head Start Children ................................................................................ 800 1 0.66 528

Head Start Teachers (child ratings) ....................................................... 80 13 0.25 260

Classroom Teachers .............................................................................. 80 1 1.0 80

Annualized Totals:

Year 1 ..................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ .......................... 527

Year 2 ..................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ .......................... 1410

Year 3 ..................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ .......................... 868

Estimated Average Annual Burden

Hours: 935.

Note: The 935 Estimated Average Burden

Hours is based on an average of 2001, 2002,

and 2003 estimated burden hours:

In compliance with the requirements

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Administration for Children and

Families is soliciting public comment

on the specific aspects of the

information collection described above.

Copies of the proposed collection of

information can be obtained and

comments may be forwarded by writing

to the Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Information Services,

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,

Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests

should be identified by the title of the

information collection.

The Department specifically requests

comments on: (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Consideration will be given to

comments and suggestions submitted

within 60 days of this publication.

Dated: June 6, 2001.

Bob Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–14668 Filed 6–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. OCS–2001–

07]

Family Violence Prevention and

Services Program, National Resource

Center on Domestic Violence and Four

Special Issue Resource Centers;

Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year

2001 and Request for Applications

AGENCY: Office of Community Services,

ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the

availability of funds and request for

applications to operate the National

Resource Center on Domestic Violence

and four special issue resource centers.

Letter of Intent: All applicants

intending to apply for this funding are

encouraged to submit the non-binding

letter of intent included as attachment A

to the Office Community Services by

July 3, 2001. Please fax the letter to the

Office of Community Services (OCS),

Family Violence Prevention and

Services Program at (202) 401–5718.

OCS will use these letters to forecast the

number of peer review panels needed to

review competitive applications.

Note to All Prospective Applicants:

The current grantees operating the

National Resource Center on Domestic

Violence; National Health Resource

Center on Domestic Violence; Resource

Center on Domestic Violence: Child

Protection and Custody; Resource

Center on Civil and Criminal Law

(Battered Women’s Justice Project); and

the Sacred Circle, National Resource

Center to End Violence Against Native

Women have indicated their intentions

to re-apply for funding.

SUMMARY: The Office of Community

Services (OCS) of the Administration for

Children and Families (ACF) expects

$5,845,900 to be available in fiscal year

FY 2001 for the award of five

cooperative agreements in support of a

National Resource Center on Domestic

Violence (NRC), and four Special Issue

Resource Centers (SIRCs). This

Announcement contains all the

application materials needed to apply

for these grants. Please copy and use

these materials provided in submitting

an application under this

Announcement. No additional

application materials are available or are

needed to submit an application.

Applicants should note that cooperative

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agreements to be awarded under this

Program Announcement are subject to

the availability of funds.

The NRC and SIRCs funded under

this announcement will operate as a

Domestic Violence Resource Network

which strengthens the existing support

systems serving battered women, their

children and other victims of domestic

violence; and to provide comprehensive

information and resources, policy

development, and technical assistance

designed to enhance community

response to and prevention of domestic

violence.

Each resource center is required to

work in partnership with communitybased domestic violence programs, State

domestic violence coalitions, Federal,

State, and local government agencies,

Indian tribal organizations, policy

makers and others involved in assisting

programs and victims of domestic

violence in order to identify and

respond to emerging issues, technical

assistance requests, and increasing

service demands. In addition to

promoting research and providing

information and technical assistance,

each center within the network must

provide:

• Comprehensive statistics, fact

sheets, and specialized information

packets addressing a range of domestic

violence issues;

• Materials to support the

development and replication of model

programs, legislation and exemplary

practices;

• Technical assistance and training to

assist organizations, programs and

communities to adapt available

resources to meet local needs;

• A toll-free information line which

allows the public to access the latest

developments in research, policy, and

practice;

• A customer-oriented information

service reachable by fax or mail

whereby programs, agencies, and

professionals may receive packets,

newsletters, bibliographies, policy

papers and fact sheets;

• Assistance to customers in

accessing AT&T translation services for

persons for whom English is not the

primary language;

• Collaboration opportunities with

organizations and individuals

representing minority and underserved

populations; and

• Methods by which individuals with

disabilities may access materials or

service in accordance with section 307

of the Family Violence Prevention and

Services Act.

Closing Dates: The closing date for

submission of applications is July 27,

2001. Applications postmarked after the

closing date will be classified as late.

Applicants are cautioned to request a

legibly dated U.S. Postal Service

postmark or to obtain a legibly dated

receipt from a commercial carrier or

U.S. Postal service. Private metered

postmarks shall not be accepted as proof

of timely mailing. Detailed application

submission instructions, including the

address where applications must be

received, are found in Part IV of this

announcement.

Hand delivered applications are

accepted during the normal working

hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST at

the Family Violence Operations Center:

1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300,

Arlington, VA 22209 between Monday

and Friday (excluding Federal

holidays). (Applicants are cautioned

that express/overnight mail services do

not always deliver as agreed.)

Mailing Addresses: Applications

should be mailed to Family Operations

Center; 1815 North Fort Myer Drive,

Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209;

Attention: Application for Family

Violence Prevention and Services

Program.

Number of Copies Required: One

signed original application and four

copies should be submitted at time of

initial submission. (OMB–0970–0062,

expiration date 10/31/2001)

Acknowledgment of Receipt: An

acknowledgment will be mailed to all

applicants with an identification

number that will be noted on the

acknowledgment. This number must be

referred to in all subsequent

communications with OCS concerning

the application. If an acknowledgment

is not received within three weeks after

the application deadline, applicants

should notify the Family Violence

Operations Center by telephone at (703)

3561–7676. Applicants should also

submit a mailing label for the

acknowledgment.

(Note: To facilitate receipt of this

acknowledgment from ACF, applicant should

include a cover letter with the application to

include an E-mail address and FAX number,

if these items are available to the applicant.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Community Services,

Division of State Assistance, 370

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,

DC 20447. Telephone William Riley,

(202) 401–5529, James Gray, (202) 401–

5705, Sunni Knight, (202) 401–5319 or

Shena Russell, (202) 205–5932.

For a Copy of the Announcement,

Contact: Family Violence Operations

Center: 1815 North Fort Myer Drive,

Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209; Attn:

Application for Family Violence

Prevention and Services Program. (703)

351–7676.

In addition, the announcement will be

accessible on the OCS website for

reading or printing at: http//

www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs under

‘‘Funding Opportunities.’’

Part I—General Information

A. Legislative Authority

Title III of the Child Abuse

Amendments of 1984, (Pub. L. 98–457,

42 U.S.C. 10401, et seq.) is entitled the

Family Violence Prevention and

Services Act (the Act). The Act was first

implemented in FY 1986, was

reauthorized and amended in 1992 by

Pub. L. 102–295, and was amended and

reauthorized for fiscal years 1996

through 2000 by Pub. L. 103–322, the

Violent Crime Control and Law

Enforcement Act of 1994 and by Pub. L.

104–235, the ‘‘Child Abuse Prevention

and Treatment Act Amendment of

1996.’’ The Act was most recently

amended by the ‘‘Victims of Trafficking

and Violence Protection Act of 2000’’

(Pub. L. 106–386, 10/28/2000).

B. Program Purpose

The Department is required to

establish and maintain a National

Resource Center (NRC) and up to seven

Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs).

(See section 308(a)(2) of the FVPSA, as

amended.) On a nationwide basis, a

network composed of the NRC and the

SIRCs will offer resource, policy, and

training assistance to Federal, State, and

local government agencies, to domestic

violence service providers, and to other

professional and interested parties on

issues pertaining to domestic violence..

The NRC will maintain a central

resource library in order to collect,

prepare, analyze, and disseminate

information, statistics, and statistical

analyses relating to the incidence and

prevention of family violence

(particularly the prevention of repeated

incidents of violence) and the provision

of immediate shelter and related

assistance. The SIRCs shall provide a

specialization, on a nationwide basis, in

at least one area of domestic violence

service, prevention or law.

C. Eligible Applicants

Private nonprofit organizations that

focus primarily on domestic violence.

Applicants must have documented

organizational experience in the area of

domestic violence prevention and

services and in the specific special-issue

area(s) for which they are applying.

Each applicant must have an advisory

board which includes representatives

from domestic violence programs in the

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region who are geographically and

culturally diverse. Each applicant must

also demonstrate the strong support of

the domestic violence advocates from

across the country and the region for

designation as an NRC or SIRC.

Any non-profit organization

submitting an application must submit

proof of its non-profit status in its

application at the time of submission.

The non-profit agency can accomplish

this by providing a copy of the

applicant’s listing in the Internal

Revenue Service’s (IRS) most recent list

of tax-exempt organizations described in

Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code or by

providing a copy of the currently valid

IRS tax exemption certificate, or by

providing a copy of the articles of

incorportation bearing the seal of the

State in which the corporation or

association is domiciled.

D. Background

To comply with the mandate for an

NRC, the Office of Community Services

seeks to support a nationwide effort that

is staffed by an expert and experienced

multi-disciplinary team that can

respond to requests for resource, policy,

and training assistance from

individuals, agencies and organizations

at the Federal, State and local levels.

Because of our concerns for

administrative efficiency, ACF has

concluded that the most effective

relationships and anticipated

coordination activities between the NRC

and the SIRCs will be greatly enhanced

with the establishment and maintenance

of four (4) SIRCs. The areas of domestic

violence service, prevention, or law

described in section 308 of the FVPSA

clearly overlap; therefore OCS has

determined that they may be combined

with no loss of emphasis.

I. All SIRC’s Must Carry Out the

Following Responsibilities

(a) Identification, documentation and

the development of innovative training

curricula, materials and manuals for

specific program needs;

(b) Provision of technical assistance,

training and consultation to improve

program administration, service

delivery, and to promote the utilization

of resources and state-of-the-art

techniques related to domestic violence,

including methods and techniques for

program implementation and

evaluation; and

(c) Development of a network of

professionals in domestic violence and

the coordination of their input and

experiences to assist persons, programs

or agencies requesting assistance or

information.

Considered together, the NRC and the

SIRCs will constitute a domestic

violence resource network and will

provide assistance to Federal, State and

local governmental agencies, Tribal

agencies, State Domestic Violence

Coalitions, community-based domestic

violence programs, and other

organizations and individuals involved

in domestic violence prevention,

identification, services, and

intervention. To that end, each SIRC

application must address questions

related to the forms and extent of the

assistance needed by the field.

Additionally, the application/applicant

must address questions related to the

efficient and shared use of current

electronic capabilities, how assistance

and support for the field may be best

communicated and delivered, and

questions relative to the state-of-the-art

on prevention, identification,

intervention, and services in domestic

violence.

Also, the discussion of the provision

of assistance and consultation in the

application must take into account

varying circumstances, e.g., conditions

in the field, and the target populations

to be addressed. Finally, the discussion

of the anticipated level of

responsiveness and sensitivity in the

application should reflect the

applicant’s flexibility, proposed options

for service delivery, cost, and the

appropriateness of content.

The four SIRCs will provide specific

leadership, resource information and

materials, training, technical assistance

and professional consultation in the

following subject areas:

(a) Civil and Criminal Justice—

(i) Criminal justice responses to

domestic violence, including courtmandated abuser treatment and the

development of batterer’s intervention

services;

(ii) The use of the self-defense plea by

domestic violence victims and other

issues that arise when domestic

violence victims are accused of

committing crimes, including homicide;

and

(iii) Improving access to and the

quality of legal representation for

victims of domestic violence in civil

litigation, including the issuance and

enforcement of protection orders.

(b) Child Protection and Custody—

(i) Improving the response of Child

Protective Service agencies to battered

mothers of abused children; and

(ii) Child custody issues in domestic

violence cases.

(c) Health Care and Access—

(i) Improving interdisciplinary health

care responses; and

(ii) Improving access to health care

resources for victims of domestic

violence.

(d) National Resource Center to End

Violence Against Native Women (Sacred

Circle)—

(i) The provision of training and

technical assistance to State Domestic

Violence Coalitions and to Indian

organizations and tribal communities;

and

(ii) Preparation and development of

technical assistance packages to aid in

the replication of effective services,

prevention efforts and training

programs.

II. Areas of Responsibility for the

National Resource Center on Domestic

Violence

It is expected that, on a nationwide

basis, the NRC shall have a knowledge

building and dissemination capacity

and exhibit a systematic approach to the

development and the distribution of

information on issues for the field in

close coordination with the SIRCs. To

that end, the NRC shall assume an

active role in the development of work

groups and conferences on emerging

policy and practice issues, and publish

and disseminate proceedings on the

state-of-the-art in selected areas of

domestic violence intervention and

prevention efforts, model programs,

policy development and research;

identify areas where additional

information and research is needed to

complement policy and practice; and

suggest next steps for additional data

compilation, innovative demonstrations,

program administration, policy and

service program evaluations.

The National Resource Center Must

Carry Out the Following

Responsibilities

(a) Identifying emerging domestic

violence issues and preparing

information and policy papers

addressing such issues;

(b) Identification of the need,

documentation and development of

innovative or exemplary practice and

resource development, and assisting the

field through the acquisition of a 1–800

information line and other means, in

acquiring and adapting such resources

to specific needs; and

(c) Maintaining a central resource

library to collect, prepare, analyze, and

disseminate information and statistics

and analyses thereof relating to the

incidence and prevention of family

violence (particularly the prevention of

repeated incidents of violence) and the

provision of immediate shelter and

related assistance.

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E. Forms of Awards

The OCS intends to support the NRC

and the SIRCs through Cooperative

Agreements. A Cooperative Agreement

is an award instrument of financial

assistance when substantial

involvement is anticipated between the

awarding office and the recipient during

performance of the contemplated

project. The Office of Community

Services will outline a plan of

interaction with the grantee for

implementation under the Cooperative

Agreement. The respective

responsibilities of the Office of

Community Services and the successful

applicant will be identified and

incorporated into the Cooperative

Agreement during pre-award

negotiations. It is anticipated that OCS

responsibilities will not change the

project requirements for the NRC found

in this Announcement. The plan under

the cooperative agreement will describe

the general and specific responsibilities

of the grantee and the grantor as well as

foreseeable joint responsibilities. A

schedule of tasks will be developed and

agreed upon in addition to any special

conditions relating to the

implementation of the project.

F. Minimum Requirements for Project

Design

Applicants may apply to provide NRC

services or SIRC services, and may

submit applications for more than one

center. However, in the event that the

applicant does apply for more than one

center, a separate application for each

center is required. Applicants must

clearly indicate whether funding is

being sought to support a NRC or an

SIRC. When applying for the SIRC grant,

the applicant must specify the topical

area(s) being addressed. In order to

successfully compete under this

Announcement, the applicant should:

1. For the National Resource Center

(a) Outline a plan of interaction with

OCS for implementation under a

cooperative agreement including, as

appropriate, activities involving

Headquarters agency staff;

(b) Describe the immediacy of the

need(s) to be addressed as an NRC,

provide information on the specific

services your organization has provided

and currently provides, and what

information and services would be

provided as the NRC; describe

specifically how the NRC will meet the

statutory requirements in sections 307

and 308 of the Family Violence

Prevention and Services Act.

(c) Present the technical approach and

the specific workplans for the provision

of assistance to the field that is

nationwide in scope, including the use

of an advisory board and/or expert

panel; a plan for continued contact with

the field, including an 800 telephone

number and direct mailings; a plan for

the implementation and effective use of

electronic communication capability

with the field; and a plan for the

development and use of a network of

experts for the provision of direct

training and consultation, including fees

for service, if necessary;

(d) Describe the efforts that would be

initiated to coordinate the NRC with

national advocacy groups and domestic

violence organizations, other related

national resource centers and

clearinghouses, and Federal, State and

Indian Tribal agencies; identify the

agencies/organizations and how the

initiation of or continued coordination

with them will enhance the NRC’s

activities and avoid a duplication of

efforts;

(e) Provide a plan to determine the

recommendation for and the manner in

which you would implement special

projects relating to policy issues,

training curricula, service delivery

models or other aspects of services,

related to the prevention of domestic

violence;

(f) Provide a plan and schedule for

evaluating and reporting on the

effectiveness of the project(s) 6 months

after the effective date of the grant;

(g) Describe the proposed NRC staff

with appropriate expertise; and

(h) Describe the administrative and

organizational structure of the applicant

organization, including the cost

structure within which the project will

operate, and the operational and

organizational relationships to be

established with the SIRCs that will

constitute an effective national network

in the domestic violence areas. Charts

depicting these structures and the

ensuing relationships must be included.

Project Period

Awards, on a competitive basis, will

be for a one-year budget period,

although project periods may be for 5

years. Applications for continuation

grants funded under these awards

beyond the one-year budget period but

within the 5-year project period will be

entertained in subsequent years on a

non-competitive basis, subject to the

availability of funds, satisfactory

progress of the grantee and a

determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

government.

Budget Period and Federal Share

The FY 2001 Federal share for the

National Resource Center is $1,494,825

for the first 12-month budget period,

subject to the availability of funds.

Matching Requirement

Grantees must provide at least 25

percent of the total cost of the project.

The total approved cost of the project is

the sum of the ACF share and the nonFederal share. Cash or in-kind

contributions may meet the non-Federal

share, although applicants are

encouraged to meet their match

requirements through cash

contributions. Therefore, a project

requesting $600,000 in Federal funds

(based on an award of $600,000 per

budget period) must include a match of

at least $200,000 (25 percent of total

project cost) for a total budget of

$800,000. If approved for funding, the

grantee will be held accountable for

commitments of non-Federal resources,

and failure to provide the required

amounts will result in a disallowance of

unmatched Federal funds.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded

It is anticipated that one National

Resource Center on Domestic Violence

will be funded.

2. For the Special Issue Resource

Centers

(a) Describe the immediacy of the

need(s) to be addressed; provide

information on the specific services

your organization has provided and

currently provides, and what

information and specific training, and

technical assistance would be provided

as an SIRC; describe specifically, how

your organization will meet the

statutory requirements of sections 307

and 308 of the Family Violence

Prevention and Services Act;

(b) Demonstrate an in-depth

understanding of the program/service

and access/response issues of the

particular SIRC(s) and the problems

associated with addressing these issues;

(c) Present the technical approach and

the specific workplans for the provision

of training and technical assistance to

the field that is nationwide in scope and

utilizes the support and facilitating

efforts of the NRC and a network of

experts; describe a plan for continuous

contact with the field, an 800 telephone

number and direct mailings; and a plan

for the development and use of a

network of experts for the provision of

direct training and consultation,

including fees for service, if necessary;

(d) Describe the efforts that you

currently make or plan to implement,

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and the relationships that you currently

have or will form, to coordinate

activities with other appropriate

resource centers, domestic violence

advocacy organizations, public agencies,

the NRC, and affiliated SIRCs in a

national domestic violence network to

enhance the center’s activities and to

avoid duplication;

(e) Provide a plan to determine the

need for and to implement special

projects related to training curricula,

service delivery models or other aspects

of the proposed SIRC topic;

(f) Provide a plan to evaluate the

effectiveness of the proposed project

activities within 6 months of the

effective date of the grant;

(g) Describe the proposed SIRC staff

with appropriate expertise; and

(h) Describe the administrative and

organizational structure of the applicant

organization, including the management

plan, the cost structure within which

the project would operate and the

operational and programmatic

relationships to be formed with the

affiliated SIRCs and the NRC. Charts

depicting the organizational structures

and the ensuing relationships must be

included.

Project Period

Awards, on a competitive basis, will

be for a one-year budget period,

although project periods may be for 5

years. Applications for continuation

grants funded under these awards

beyond the one-year budget period but

within the 5-year project period will be

entertained in subsequent years on a

non-competitive basis, subject to the

availability of funds, satisfactory

progress of the grantee and a

determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

government.

Budget Period and Federal Share

The FY 2001 Federal share for each of

the four Special Issue Resource Centers

is $1,087,769 for the first 12-month

budget period, subject to the availability

of funds.

Matching Requirement

Grantees must provide at least 25

percent of the total cost of the project.

The total approved cost of the project is

the sum of the ACF share and the nonFederal share. Cash or in-kind

contributions may meet the non-Federal

share, although applicants are

encouraged to meet their match

requirements through cash

contributions. Therefore, a project

requesting $600,000 in Federal funds

(based on an award of $600,000 per

budget period) must include a match of

at least $200,000 (25 percent of total

project cost) for a total budget of

$800,000. If approved for funding, the

grantee will be held accountable for

commitments of non-Federal resources,

and failure to provide the required

amounts will result in a disallowance of

unmatched Federal funds.

Anticipated Number of Projects To Be

Funded

It is anticipated that four Special Issue

Resource Center projects will be funded

as cooperative agreements, i.e., one in

each of the following subject areas: Civil

and Criminal Justice, Child Protection

and Custody, Health Care and Access,

and Native Women.

CFDA: 93.671 Family Violence

Prevention and Services: Family

Violence Prevention and Services Act,

as amended.

Part II—The Review Process

A. Eligible Applicants

Before applications are reviewed,

each application will be screened to

determine that the applicant

organization is an eligible applicant as

specified. Applications from

organizations that do not meet the

eligibility requirements will not be

considered or reviewed in the

competition, and the applicant will be

so informed. Only agencies and

organizations, not individuals, are

eligible to apply. 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 other participating

agencies and organizations can be

included as co-participants, subgrantees

or subcontractors.

For-profit organizations and public

agencies are only eligible to participate

as subgrantees or subcontractors with

eligible private non-profit organizations.

Any non-profit organization that has

not previously received an award from

the U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services must submit proof of

non-profit status with its grant

application. The non-profit organization

can accomplish this by either making

reference to its listing in the Internal

Revenue Service’s (IRS) most recent list

of tax-exempt organizations or

submitting a copy of its letter from the

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

ACF cannot fund a non-profit applicant

without acceptable proof of its nonprofit status.

B. Review Process and Funding

Decisions

Applications that are received and are

appropriately postmarked, and are from

eligible applicants, will be reviewed and

scored competitively. Experts in the

field, generally persons from outside of

the Federal government, will use the

appropriate evaluation criteria listed

later in this Part to review and score the

applications. The results of this review

are a primary factor in making funding

decisions. OCS reserves the option of

discussing applications with, or

referring them to, other Federal or nonFederal funding sources when this is

determined to be in the best interest of

the Federal government or the

applicant. It may also 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, can

be considered by OCS in making

funding decisions.

In making decisions on awards, OCS

may give preference to applications

which focus on or demonstrate: Past

experience in operating a resource

center of similar nature; a substantially

innovative strategy with the potential to

improve theory or practice in the field

of human services; a model practice or

set of procedures that holds the

potential for replication by

organizations involved in the

administration or delivery of human

services; substantial involvement of

volunteers; substantial involvement

(either financial or programmatic) of the

private sector; a favorable balance

between Federal and non-Federal funds

available for the proposed project; the

potential for high benefit for low

Federal investment; a programmatic

focus on those most in need; and

substantial involvement in the proposed

project by national or community

foundations.

C. Evaluation Criteria

Using the appropriate evaluation

criteria below, a panel of at least three

reviewers (primarily experts from

outside the Federal government) will

review each application. Applicants

should ensure that they address each

minimum requirement under the

appropriate section of the Program

Announcement.

Reviewers will determine the

strengths and weaknesses of each

proposal in terms of the appropriate

evaluation criteria listed below, provide

comments and assign numerical scores.

The point value following each criterion

heading indicates the maximum

numerical weight that each section may

be given in the review process.

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Review Criteria

Applications for the National

Resource Center and the Special Issue

Resource Centers will be evaluated

against the following criteria:

1. Need for the Project (10 Points)

The extent to which the need for the

project and the problems it will address

have national and local significance; the

applicability of the project to

coordination efforts by national, State

and local governmental and non-profit

agencies, and its ultimate impact on

domestic violence prevention services

and intervention efforts, policies and

practice; the relevance of other

documentation as it relates to the

applicant’s knowledge of the need for

the project; and the identification of the

specific topic or program area to be

served by the project. Maps and other

graphic aids may be attached.

2. Goals and Objectives (10 Points)

The extent to which the specific goals

and objectives have national or local

significance, the clarity of the goals and

objectives as they relate to the identified

need for and the overall purpose of the

project, and their applicability to policy

and practice. The provision of a detailed

discussion of the objectives and the

extent to which the objectives reflect or

impact the state-of-the-art relative to the

problem or needs for the project.

3. Approach (30 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; relates each

task to the objectives and identifies the

key staff member who will be the lead

person; provides a chart indicating the

timetable for completing each task, the

lead person, and the time committed;

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

involvement; and provides for

projections of the accomplishments to

be achieved.

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.

4. Results and Benefits (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

application, the extent to which the

application indicates the anticipated

contributions to policy, practice, and

theory, and the extent to which the

proposed project costs are reasonable in

view of the expected results. Applicants

should identify, in specific terms, the

results and benefits, for target groups

and human service providers, to be

derived from implementing the

proposed project. Applicants should

also describe how the expected results

and benefits would relate to previous

demonstration efforts.

5. Level of Effort: (30 Points)

Expertise, Commitment, and Support

(a) The extent to which the applicant

has nationally recognized expertise in

the area of domestic violence and a

record of high quality service to victims

of domestic violence, including a

demonstration of support from advocacy

groups, such as State Domestic Violence

Coalitions or recognized national

domestic violence groups; the extent to

which the applicant’s commitment

exceeds the minimum statutory

requirements for diversity, the provision

of service to ethnic, racial, and nonEnglish speaking minorities, older

individuals, and individuals with

disabilities.

Staff Background, Organizational

Experience, and Competence of Staff

(b) The adequacy of the staffing

pattern for the proposed project, how

the individual responsibilities are

linked to project tasks, and the

contributions to be made by key staff.

Each collaborating or cooperative

organization, individual consultant, or

other key individuals who will work on

the project should be listed along with

a description of the nature of their effort

or contribution. The background and

experience of the project director and

key project staff and history and

accomplishments of the organization;

the qualifications of the project team

including any experience with similar

projects; the variety of skills, relevant

educational background, and the ability

to effectively manage the project and to

coordinate with other agencies. One or

two pertinent paragraphs on each key

member are preferred to vitae/resumes.

However, vitae/resumes may be

included.

Adequacy of Resources and the Budget

(c) The adequacy of the available

resources and organizational experience

with regard to the scope of the tasks of

the proposed project. A list of the

financial, physical, and other resources

already committed to this effort by other

private and public institutions and

agencies, if any, and the explanation of

how these organizations will participate

in the day-to-day operations of the

project. Letters from these agencies and

organizations identifying and discussing

the specifics of their commitment and

participation must be included in the

application. The extent to which the

proposed budget is related to the level

of effort required to obtain the project’s

objectives; and how the project’s costs

are reasonable in view of the anticipated

results.

Collaborative Efforts

(d) The extent of the additional

private sector resources that may be

available to support or enhance the

overall program. A discussion, in detail,

and the provision of documentation for

any proposed collaborative or

coordinated efforts with other public or

private agencies or organizations.

Letters from these agencies and

organizations must be included

discussing their interest and/or

commitment in supporting the proposed

project, stating at what juncture they

would become involved and the

expected level of resource commitment.

Part III—Other Information and

Instructions for the Development and

Submission of Applications

Applicants should note that nonresponsiveness to Part I section F

‘‘Minimum Requirements for Project

Design’’ would result in a low

evaluation score by the panel of expert

reviewers. Applicants must clearly

identify the specific resource center for

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

project description, is less likely to

score as well as one that is more clearly

focused and directly responsive.

A. Available Funds

OCS intends to award five cooperative

agreements (subject to the availability of

funds) resulting from this

Announcement during the fourth

quarter of FY 2001. The size of the

actual awards may vary from the

estimates herein.

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

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a project is approved for support,

including any extensions.

For multi-year projects, continued

Federal funding beyond the first budget

period is dependent upon several

factors, including proof of satisfactory

performance and the availability of

federal funds.

B. Grantee Share of Project Costs

Federal funds will be provided to

cover up to 75% of the total allowable

project costs. Therefore, the non-Federal

share must amount to at least 25% of

the total (Federal plus non-Federal)

project cost. This means that, for every

$3 in Federal funds received applicants

must contribute at least $1. For

example, the cost breakout for a project

with a total cost of $100,000 to

implement would be:

Total cost Max. Federal

request

Non-Federal

share

$100,000 $75,000 $25,000

The following sections contain

information and instructions for

submitting applications in response to

this Announcement. Application forms

are provided as part of this publication

along with a checklist for assembling an

application package. Please copy and

use these forms in submitting an

application. Potential applicants should

read this section carefully in

conjunction with the information

contained within the specific resource

center area under which the application

is to be submitted. The resource center

descriptions are in Part I.

C. Required Notification of the State

Single Point of Contact

This program is covered under

Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs,’’ and 45 CFR Part 100,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Program and Activities.’’ Under

the order, States may design their own

processes for reviewing and

commenting on proposed Federal

assistance under covered programs.

All States and territories, except

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana,

Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,

Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New

Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma,

Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,

Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,

Washington, Wyoming, and Palau have

elected to participate in the Executive

Order process and have established a

Single Point of Contact (SPOCs).

Applicants from these twenty-seven

jurisdictions need take no action

regarding E.O. 12372. Applicants for

projects to be administered by Federally

recognized Indian Tribes are also

exempt from the requirements of E.O.

12372. Otherwise, applicants should

contact their SPOCs as soon as possible

to alert them of the prospective

applications and receive any necessary

instructions. Applicants must submit

any required material to the SPOCs as

soon as possible so that the program

office can obtain and review SPOC

comments as part of the award process.

It is imperative that the applicant

submit all required materials, if any, to

the SPOC and indicate the date of this

submittal (or indicate ‘‘not applicable’’

if no submittal is required) on the

Standard Form 424, item 16a.

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

60 days from the application deadline to

comment on proposed new or

competing continuation awards.

SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate

the submission of routine endorsements

as official recommendations.

Additionally, SPOCs are requested to

clearly differentiate between mere

advisory comments and those official

State process recommendations that

may trigger the ‘‘accommodate or

explain’’ rule.

When comments are submitted

directly to ACF, they should be

addressed to: Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, OCSE Office of

Grants Management, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW, 4th Floor East,

Washington, DC 20447.

A list of the Single Point of Contact

for each State and Territory is included

at the end of this announcement as

Attachment G.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, Public Law 104–13, the

Department is required to submit to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval any

reporting and recordkeeping

requirements in regulations, including

program announcements. This program

announcement does not contain

information requirements beyond those

approved for ACF grant applications

under OMB Control Number 0970–0062.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor

and a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

E. Deadline for Submittal of

Applications

The closing date and time for

submittal of applications under this

program announcement is found at the

beginning of this program

announcement under ‘‘CLOSING

DATES.’’

ACF may extend an application

deadline for applicants affected by acts

of God such as floods and hurricanes,

when there is widespread disruption of

mail service, or for other disruptions of

services, such as a prolonged blackout,

that affect the public at large. A

determination to waive or extend

deadline requirements rest with the

Chief Grants Management Officer.

Mailed applications shall be

considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are either received on

or before the deadline date or sent on or

before the deadline date and received by

ACF in time for the independent review

to: Family Violence Operations Center:

1815 North Myer Drive, Suite 300,

Arlington, VA 22209; Attention:

Application for Family Violence

Prevention and Services Program.

Applications handcarried by

applicants, applicant couriers, or

overnight/express mail couriers shall be

considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are received on or

before the deadline date, between the

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the

Family Violence Operations Center:

1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300,

Arlington, VA 22209, between Monday

and Friday, (excluding Federal

holidays) (Applicants are cautioned that

express/overnight mail services do not

always deliver as agreed.)

ACF cannot accommodate

transmission of applications by fax or

through other electronic media.

Therefore, applications transmitted to

ACF electronically will not be accepted

regardless of the date or time of

submission and time of receipt.

Late Applications

Applications, which do not meet the

criteria above, are considered late

applications. The ACF shall notify each

late applicant that its application will

not be considered in the current

competition.

Extension of Deadlines

ACF may extend the deadline for all

applicants due to acts of God, such as

floods, hurricanes or earthquakes;

widespread disruption of the mails; or

if ACF determines a deadline extension

to be in the best interest of the

Government. A determination to waive

or extend deadline requirements rests

with the Chief Grants Management

Officer.

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F. Instructions for Preparing the

Application and Completing

Application Forms

1. SF 424—The SF 424 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.

At the top of the Cover Page of the SF

424, enter the single priority area

number under which the application is

being submitted. An application should

be submitted under only one priority

area.

2. SF 424A—Budget Information—

Non-Construction Programs—

With respect to the 424A, Budget

Information—Non-Construction

Programs, Sections A, B, C, E, and F is

to be completed. Section D does not

need to be completed.

In order to assist applicants in

correctly completing the SF 424 and

424A, detailed instructions for

completing these forms are contained on

the forms themselves. See the

Instructions accompanying the attached

SF 424A, as well as the instructions set

forth below.

Section A—Budget Summary

Lines 1–4

Column (a) Line 1—Enter OCS FVPS

Program

Column (b) Line 1—Enter 93.592

Columns (c) and (d)—Not Applicable

Column (e), (f) and (g)—For lines 1

through 4, enter in appropriate

amounts needed to support the

project for the entire project period.

Line 5

Enter the figures from Line 1 for all

columns completed, (e), (f), and (g).

Section B—Budget Categories

This section should contain entries

for OCS funds only. For all projects, the

first budget period will be entered in

Column (1).

Allocability of costs is governed by

applicable cost principles set forth in

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

Title 45, and Parts 74 and 92.

Budget estimates for administrative

costs must be supported by adequate

detail for the grant officer to perform a

cost analysis and review. Adequately

detailed calculations for each budget

object class are those which reflect

estimation methods, quantities, unit

costs, salaries, and other similar

quantitative detail sufficient for the

calculation to be duplicated. For any

additional object class categories

included under the object class other,

identify the additional object class(es)

and provide supporting calculations.

Supporting narratives and

justifications are required for each

budget category, with emphasis on

unique/special initiatives; large dollar

amounts; local, regional, or other travel;

new positions; major equipment

purchases; and training programs.

A detailed itemized budget with a

separate budget justification for each

major item should be included as

indicated below:

Line 6a

Personnel—Enter the total costs of

salaries and wages.

Justification—Identify the project

director and staff. 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.

Line 6b

Fringe Benefits—Enter the total costs

of fringe benefits unless treated as part

of an approved indirect cost rate, which

is entered on Line 6j.

Justification—Enter the total costs of

fringe benefits, unless treated as part of

an approved indirect cost rate. Provide

a breakdown of amounts and

percentages that comprise fringe benefit

costs.

Line 6c

Travel—Enter total cost of all travel

by employees of the project. Do not

enter costs for consultant’s travel.

Justification—Include the name(s) of

traveler(s), total number of trips,

destinations, length of stay, mileage

rate, transportation costs and

subsistence allowances. Traveler must

be a person listed under the personnel

line or employee being paid under nonfederal share.

Note: Local transportation and Consultant

travel costs are entered on Line 6h.

Line 6d

Equipment—Enter the total costs of

all equipment to be acquired by the

project. Equipment means an article of

non-expendable, tangible personal

property having a useful life of more

than one year and an acquisition cost

which equals or exceeds the lesser of (a)

the capitalization level established by

the organization for financial statement

purposes, or (b) $5,000.

Note: If an applicant’s current rate

agreement was based on another definition

for equipment, such as ‘‘tangible personal

property $500 or more’’, the applicant shall

use the definition used by the cognizant

agency in determining the rate(s). However,

consistent with the applicant’s equipment

policy, lower limits may be set.

Justification—Equipment to be

purchased with Federal funds must be

required to conduct the project, and the

applicant organization or its subgrantees

must not already have the equipment or

a reasonable facsimile available to the

project.

Line 6e

Supplies—Enter the total costs of all

tangible personal property other than

that included on line 6d.

Justification—Provide a general

description of what is being purchased

such as type of supplies: office,

classroom, medical, etc. Include

equipment costing less than $5,000 per

item.

Line 6f

Contractual—Costs of all contracts for

services and goods except for those

which belong under other categories

such as equipment, supplies,

construction, etc. Third-party evaluation

contracts (if applicable) and contracts

with secondary recipient organizations,

including delegate agencies and specific

project(s) or businesses to be financed

by the applicant, should be included

under this category.

Justification—All procurement

transactions shall be conducted in a

manner to provide, to the maximum

extent practical, open and free

competition. Recipients and

subrecipients, other than States that are

required to use Part 92 procedures, must

justify any anticipated procurement

action that is expected to be awarded

without competition and exceed the

simplified acquisition threshold fixed at

41 U.S.C. 403(11) currently set at

$100,000. Recipients might be required

to make available to ACF pre-award

review and procurement documents,

such as request for proposals or

invitations for bids, independent cost

estimates, etc.

Note: Whenever the applicant intends to

delegate part of the project to another agency,

the applicant must provide a detailed budget

and budget narrative for each delegate

agency, by agency title, along with the

required supporting information referred to

in these instructions.

Line 6g

Construction—Not applicable.

Line 6h

Other—Enter the total of all other

costs. Such costs, where applicable, may

include, but are not limited to,

insurance, food, medical and dental

costs (non-contractual), fees and travel

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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.

Line 6i

Total Direct Charges—Enter the total

of 6a through 6h.

Line 6j

Indirect Charges—Enter the total

amount of indirect costs. This line

should be used only when the applicant

currently has an indirect cost rate

approved by DHHS or other Federal

agencies.

Line 6k

Totals—Enter the total amount of

Lines 6i and 6j.

Line 7

Program Income—Enter the estimated

amount of income, if any, expected to be

generated from this project. Separately

show expected program income

generated from OCS support and

income generated from other mobilized

funds. Do not add or subtract this

amount from the budget total. Show the

nature and source of income in the

program narrative statement.

Justification—Describe the nature,

source and anticipated use of program

income in the Program Narrative

Statement.

Section C—Non-Federal Resources

This section is to record the amounts

of Non-Federal resources that will be

used to support the project. Non-Federal

resources mean other than OCS funds

for which the applicant has received a

commitment. Provide a brief

explanation, on a separate sheet,

showing the type of contribution,

broken out by Object Class Category,

(See SF–424A, Section B.6) and whether

it is cash or third party in-kind. The

firm commitment of these required

funds must be documented and

submitted with the application in order

to be given credit in the Criterion.

Except in unusual situations, this

documentation must be in the form of

letters of commitment or letters of intent

from the organization(s)/individuals

from which funds will be received.

Line 8

Column (a)—Enter the project title.

Column (b)—Enter the amount of cash

or donations to be made by the

applicant.

Column (c)—Enter the State

contribution.

Column (d)—Enter the amount of cash

and third party in-kind contributions

to be made from all other sources.

Column (e)—Enter the total of columns

(b), (c), and (d).

Lines 9, 10 and 11

Leave Blank

Line 12

Carry the total of each column of Line

8, (b) through (e). The amount in

Column (e) should be equal to the

amount on Section A, Line 5, Column

(f).

Justification—Describe third party inkind contributions, if included.

Section F—Other Budget Information

Line 21

Direct Charges—Include narrative

justification required under Section B

for each object class category for the

total project period.

Line 22

Indirect Charges—Enter the type of

DHHS or other Federal agency approved

indirect cost 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. Also, enter the date

the rate was approved, where

applicable. Attach a copy of the

approved rate agreement.

Line 23

Provide any other explanations and

continuation sheets required or deemed

necessary to justify or explain the

budget information.

3. Project Summary Description—

Clearly mark this separate page with

the applicant name as shown in item 5

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 that accurately

and concisely reflects the application. 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 audiovisual materials 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.

4. Program Narrative Statement—

The Program Narrative Statement is a

very important part of an application. It

should be clear, concise, and address

the specific requirements mentioned

under the priority area description in

Part I. The narrative should also provide

information concerning how the

application meets the evaluation criteria

using the following headings:

(a) Need for the Project;

(b) Goals and Objectives;

(c) Approach;

(d) Results and Benefits; and

(e) Level of effort.

The specific information to be

included under each of these headings

is described in Part II, Review Process,

under Evaluation criteria. The narrative

should be typed double-spaced on a

single-side of an 81⁄2′′ x 11′′ plain white

paper, with 1′′ margins on all sides. All

pages of the narrative (including charts,

references/footnotes, tables, maps,

exhibits, etc.) must be sequentially

numbered, beginning with ‘‘ Need for

the Project’’ as page number one.

Applicants should not submit

reproductions of larger size paper,

reduced to meet the size requirement.

The length of the application,

including the application forms and all

attachments, should not exceed 60

pages. A page is a single side of an 81⁄2′′

x 11′′ sheet of paper. Applicants are

requested not to send pamphlets,

brochures or other printed material

along with their application as these

pose photocopy difficulties. These

materials, if submitted, will not be

included in the review process if they

exceed the 60-page limit. Each page of

the application will be counted to

determine the total length.

5. Organizational Capability

Statement:

The Organizational Capability

Statement should consist of a brief (two

to three pages) background description

of how the applicant organization (or

the unit within the organization that

will have responsibility for the project)

is organized, the types and quantity of

services it provides, and/or the research

and management capabilities it

possesses. This description should

cover capabilities not included in the

Program Narrative Statement. It may

include descriptions of any current or

previous relevant experience, or

describe the competence of the project

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team and its demonstrated ability to

produce a final product that is readily

comprehensible and usable. An

organization chart showing the

relationship of the project to the current

organization should be included.

6. Assurances/Certifications—

Applicants are required to file a SF

424B, Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs, and the Certification

Regarding Lobbying. Both must be

signed and returned with the

application. In addition, applicants

must certify their compliance with: (1)

Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; and

(2) Debarment and Other

Responsibilities; and (3) Certification

Regarding Environmental Tobacco

Smoke. These certifications are selfexplanatory. Copies of these assurances/

certifications are reprinted at the end of

this Application Kit and should be

reproduced as necessary. A duly

authorized representative of the

applicant organization must certify that

the applicant is in compliance with

these assurances/certifications. A

signature on the SF 424 indicates

compliance with the Drug Free

Workplace Requirements, and

Debarment and Other Responsibilities,

and Environmental Tobacco Smoke

certifications.

G. The Application Package

Each application package must

include an original and four 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

(including charts, tables, maps, exhibits,

etc.) must be sequentially numbered,

beginning with page one. In order to

facilitate handling; please do not use

covers, binders or tabs. Do not include

extraneous materials as attachments,

such as agency promotion brochures,

slides, tapes, film clips, minutes of

meetings, survey instruments or articles

of incorporation.

Applicants should include a selfaddressed stamped acknowledgment

card. All applicants will be notified

automatically about the receipt of their

application. If acknowledgment of

receipt of your application is not

received within three weeks after the

deadline date, please notify the Family

Violence Operations Center at (703)

351–7676.

H. Post-Award Information and

Reporting Requirements

Following approval of the

applications selected for funding, notice

of project approval and authority to

draw down project funds will be made

in writing. The official award document

is the Financial Assistance Award

which provides the amount of Federal

funds approved for use in the project,

the project and budget periods for

which support is provided, the terms

and conditions of the award, the total

project period for which support is

contemplated, and the total required

financial grantee participation.

General Conditions and Special

Conditions (where the latter are

warranted) which will be applicable to

grants, grantees will be subject to the

provisions of 45 CFR part 74 or 92.

Grantees will be required to submit

semi-annual progress and semi-annual

financial reports (SF 269) throughout

the project period, as well as a final

progress and financial report within 90

days of the termination of the project.

Audit requirements are prescribed in

OMB Circular A–133, ‘‘Audits of State,

Local Governments and Non-Profit

Organizations.’’ This circular establishes

uniform audit requirements for nonFederal entities that administer Federal

awards. The revised circular became

effective July 30, 1997 and applies to

audits of fiscal years beginning after

June 30, 1996. If an applicant does not

request indirect costs, it should

anticipate in its budget request the cost

of having an audit performed at the end

of the grant period.

Section 319 of Public Law 101–121,

signed into law on October 23, 1989,

imposes prohibitions and requirements

for disclosure and certification related

to lobbying on recipients of Federal

contracts, grants, cooperative

agreements, and loans. It provides

exemptions for Indian Tribes and Tribal

organizations. Current and prospective

recipients (and their sub-tier contractors

and/or grantees) are prohibited from

using Federal funds, other than profits

from a Federal contract, for lobbying

Congress or any Federal agency in

connection with the award of a contract,

grant, cooperative agreement or loan. In

addition, for each award action in

excess of $100,000 (or $150,000 for

loans) the law requires recipients and

their sub-tier contractors and/or subgrantees (1) To certify that they have

neither used nor will use any

appropriated funds for payment to

lobbyists; (2) to disclose the name,

address, payment details, and the

purpose of any agreements with

lobbyists whom recipients or their subtier contractors or sub-grantees will pay

with profits or non-appropriated funds

on or after December 22, 1989 and (3)

to file quarterly updates about the use

of lobbyists if material changes occur in

their use. The law establishes civil

penalties for noncompliance.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

number 93.592, Family Violence Prevention

and Services)

Dated: June 7, 2001.

William D. Riley,

Program Director, Office of Community

Services.

Family Violence Prevention and

Services Program

List of Attachments

Attachment A Letter of Intent

Attachment B–1 Application for

Federal Assistance

Attachment B–2 Budget Information—

Non-Construction Programs

Attachment B–3 Assurances—NonConstruction Programs

Attachment C Certification Regarding

Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

Attachment D Certification Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, and other

Responsibility Matters (Primary

Covered Transactions)

Attachment E Certification Regarding

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

Attachment F–1 Certification

Regarding Lobbying

Attachment F–2 Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities

Attachment G State Single Point of

Contact Listing

Attachment A

Letter of Intent

Office of Community Services,

Administration for Children and

Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,

Washington, DC 20447.

To Whom It May Concern: I intend to

apply for funds for the National Resource

Center on Domestic Violence and/or one of

the Special Issue Resource Centers under the

Family Violence Prevention and Services

Discretionary Funds Program for the Office of

Community Services.

Organization: llllllllllllll

Address: llllllllllllllll

Name: lllllllllllllllll

Position: llllllllllllllll

Date: llllllllllllllllll

Phone: lllllllllllllllll

FAX: llllllllllllllllll

E-mail: lllllllllllllllll

Resource Center for which you intend to

apply: lllllllllllllllll

Please fax to (202) 401–5718.

Please Submit By [21 Days After

Publication in Federal Register].

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Instructions for the SF–424

Public reporting burden for this collection

of information is estimated to average 45

minutes per response, including time for

reviewing instructions, searching existing

data sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and reviewing

the collection of information. Send

comments regarding the burden estimate or

any other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing this burden, to the Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project (0348–0043), Washington,

DC 20503.

Please do not return your completed form

to the Office of Management and Budget.

Send it to the address provided by the

sponsoring agency.

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) and 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 sepaate sheet. if appropriate (e.g.,

construction or real property projects), attach

a map showing project location. For

preapplications, use a separate sheet to

provide a summary description of this

project.

12. List only the largest political entities

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

13. Self-explanatory.

14. List the applicant’s Congressional

District and any District(s) affected by the

program or project.

15. Amount requested or to be contributed

during the first funding/budget period by

each contributor. Value of in-kind

contributions should be included on

appropriate lines as applicable. If the action

will result in a dollar change to an existing

award, indicate only the amount of the

change. For decreases, enclose the amounts

in parentheses. If both basic and

supplemental amounts are included, show

breakdown on an attached sheet. For

multiple program funding, use totals and

show breakdown using same categories as

item 15.

16. Applicants should contact the State

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Federal

Executive order 12372 to determine whether

the application is subject to the State

intergovernmental review process.

17. This question applies to the applicant

organization, not the person who signs as the

authorized representative. Categories of debt

include delinquent audit disallowances,

loans and taxes.

18. To be signed by the authorized

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 Attachment B–

2, Page 3

Public reporting burden for this collection

of information is estimated to average 180

minutes per response, including time for

reviewing instructions, searching existing

data sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and reviewing

the collection of information. Send

comments regarding the burden estimate or

any other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing this burden, to the Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project (0348–0044), Washington,

DC 20503.

Please do not return your completed form

to the Office of Management and Budget.

Send it to the address provided by the

sponsoring agency.

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 Column (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.

Line 6a–i—Show the total 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 or program income may be

considered by the Federal grantor agency in

determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal Resources

Line 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

Public reporting burden for this collection

of information is estimated to average 15

minutes per response, including time for

reviewing instructions, searching existing

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data sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and reviewing

the collection of information. Send

comments regarding the burden estimate or

any other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing this burden, to the Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project (0348–0040), Washington,

DC 20503.

Please do not return your completed form

to the Office of Management and Budget.

Send it to the address provided by the

sponsoring agency.

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 cost) 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

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 19 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, and 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 provide for fair and

equitable treatment of persons displaced or

whose property is acquired as a result of

Federal or federally-assisted programs. These

requirements apply to all interests in real

property acquired for project purposes

regardless of Federal participation in

purchases.

8. Will comply, as applicable, with

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 Clean 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.)

relating to protecting components or

potential components of the national wild

and scenic rivers system.

13. Will assist the awarding agency in

assuring compliance with Section 106 of the

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as

amended (16 U.S.C. § 470), EO 11593

(identification and protection of historic

properties), and the Archaeological and

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

§§ 469a–1 et seq.).

14. Will comply with P.L. 93–348

regarding the protection of human subjects

involved in research, development, and

related activities supported by this award of

assistance.

15. Will comply with the Laboratory

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

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

to the care, handling, and treatment of warm

blooded animals held for research, teaching,

or other activities supported by this award of

assistance.

16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint

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

et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead-based

paint in construction or rehabilitation of

residence structures.

17. Will cause to be performed the required

financial and compliance audits in

accordance with the single Audit Act

Amendments of 1996 and OMB Circular No.

A–133, ‘‘Audits of States, Local

Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.’’

18. Will comply with all applicable

requirements of all other Federal laws,

executive orders, regulations, and policies

governing this program.

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Signature of Authorized Certifying Official

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Title

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Applicant Organization

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Date Submitted

Developing ACF Program Announcements

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements

This certification is required by the

regulations implementing the Drug-Free

Workplace Act of 1988: 45 CFR part 76,

subpart, F. Sections 76.630(c) and (d)(2) and

76.645(a)(1) and (b) provide that a Federal

agency may designate a central receipt point

for STATE-WIDE AND STATE AGENCYWIDE certifications, and for notification of

criminal drug convictions. For the

Department of Health and Human Services,

the central point is: Division of Grants

Management and Oversight, Office of

Management and Acquisition, Department of

Health and Human Services, Room 517–D,

200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington,

DC 20201.

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements (Instructions for Certification)

1. By signing and/or submitting this

application or grant agreement, the grantee is

providing the certification set out below.

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2. The certification set out below is a

material representation of fact upon which

reliance is placed when the agency awards

the grant. If it is later determined that the

grantee knowingly rendered a false

certification, or otherwise violates the

requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace

Act, the agency, in addition to any other

remedies available to the Federal

Government, may take action authorized

under the Drug-Free Workplace Act.

3. For grantees other than individuals,

Alternate I applies.

4. For grantees who are individuals,

Alternate II applies.

5. Workplaces under grants, for grantees

other than individuals, need not be identified

on the certification. If known, they may be

identified in the grant application. If the

grantee does not identify the workplaces at

the time of application, or upon award, if

there is no application, the grantee must keep

the identity of the workplace(s) on file in its

office and make the information available for

Federal inspection. Failure to identify all

known workplaces constitutes a violation of

the grantee’s drug-free workplace

requirements.

6. Workplace identifications must include

the actual address of buildings (or parts of

buildings) or other sites where work under

the grant takes place. Categorical descriptions

may be used (e.g., all vehicles of a mass

transit authority or state highway department

while in operation, State employees in each

local unemployment office, performers in

concert halls or radio studios).

7. If the workplace identified to the agency

changes during the performance of the grant,

the grantee shall inform the agency of the

change(s), if it previously identified the

workplaces in question (see paragraph five).

8. Definitions of terms in the

Nonprocurement Suspension and Debarment

common rule and Drug-Free Workplace

common rule apply to this certification.

Grantees’ attention is called, in particular, to

the following definitions from these rules:

Controlled substance means a controlled

substance in Schedules I through V of the

Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812)

and as further defined by regulation (21 CFR

1308.11 through 1308.15);

Conviction means a finding of built

(including a plea of nolo contendere) or

imposition of sentence, or both, by any

judicial body charged with the responsibility

to determine violations of the Federal or

State criminal drug statutes;

Criminal drug statute means a Federal or

non-federal criminal statute involving the

manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or

possession of any controlled substance:

Employee means the employee of a grantee

directly engaged in the performance of work

under a grant, including: (i) All direct charge

employees; (ii) All indirect charge employees

unless their impact or involvement is

insignificant to the performance of the grant;

and, (iii) Temporary personnel and

consultants who are directly engaged in the

performance of work under the grant and

who are on the grantee’s payroll. This

definition does not include workers not on

the payroll of the grantee (e.g., volunteers,

even if used to meet a matching requirement;

consultants or independent contractors not

on the grantee’s payroll; or employees of

subrecipients or subcontractors in covered

workplaces).

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements

Alternate I. (Grantees Other Than

Individuals)

The grantee certifies that it will or will

continue to provide a drug-free workplace by:

(a) Publishing a statement notifying

employees that the unlawful manufacture,

distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of

a controlled substance is prohibited in the

grantee’s workplace and specifying the

actions that will be taken against employees

for violation of such prohibition;

(b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free

awareness program to inform employees

about—

(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the

workplace;

(2) The grantee’s policy of maintaining a

drug-free workplace;

(3) Any available drug counseling,

rehabilitation, and employee assistance

programs; and

(4) The penalties that may be imposed

upon employees for drug abuse violations

occurring in the workplace;

(c) Making it a requirement that each

employee to be engaged in the performance

of the grant be given a copy of the statement

required by paragraph (a);

(d) Notifying the employee in the statement

required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition

of employment under the grant, the employee

will—

(1) Abide by the terms of the statement;

and

(2) Notify the employer in writing of his or

her conviction for a violation of a criminal

drug statute occurring in the workplace no

later than five calendar days after such

conviction;

(e) Notifying the agency in writing, within

ten calendar days after receiving notice under

paragraph (d)(2) from an employee or

otherwise receiving actual notice of such

conviction. Employers of convicted

employees must provide notice, including

position title, to every grant officer or other

designee on whose grant activity the

convicted employee was working, unless the

Federal agency has designated a central point

for the receipt of such notices. Notice shall

include the identification number(s) of each

affected grant;

(f) Taking one of the following actions,

within 30 calendar days of receiving notice

under paragraph (d)(2), with respect to any

employee who is so convicted—

(1) Taking appropriate personnel action

against such an employee, up to and

including termination, consistent with the

requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of

1973, as amended; or

(2) Requiring such employee to participate

satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or

rehabilitation program approved for such

purposes by a Federal, State, or local health,

law enforcement, or other appropriate

agency;

(g) Making a good faith effort to continue

to maintain a drug-free workplace through

implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d),

(e) and (f).

(B) The grantee may insert in the space

provided below the site(s) for the

performance of work done in connection

with the specific grant:

Place of Performance (Street address, city,

county, state, zip code)

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Check b if there are workplaces on file that

are not identified here.

Alternate II. (Grantees Who Are Individuals)

(a) The grantee certifies that, as a condition

of the grant, he or she will not engage in the

unlawful manufacture, distribution,

dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled

substance in conducting any activity with the

grant;

(b) If convicted of a criminal drug offense

resulting from a violation occurring during

the conduct of any grant activity, he or she

will report the conviction, in writing, within

10 calendar days of the conviction, to every

grant officer or other designee, unless the

Federal agency designates a central point for

the receipt of such notices. When notice is

made to such a central point, it shall include

the identification number(s) of each affected

grant.

Developing ACF Program Announcements

Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters

Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

matters—Primary Covered Transactions

Instructions for Certification

1. By signing and submitting this proposal,

the prospective primary participant is

providing the certification set out below.

2. The inability of a person to provide the

certification required below will not

necessarily result in denial of participation in

this covered transaction. The prospective

participant shall submit an explanation of

why it cannot provide the certification set

out below. The certification or explanation

will be considered in connection with the

department or agency’s determination

whether to enter into this transaction.

However, failure of the prospective primary

participant to furnish a certification or an

explanation shall disqualify such person

from participation in this transaction.

3. The certification in this clause is a

material representation of fact upon which

reliance was placed when the department or

agency determined to enter into this

transaction. If it is later determined that the

prospective primary participant knowingly

rendered an erroneous certification, in

addition to other remedies available to the

Federal Government, the department or

agency may terminate this transaction for

cause or default.

4. The prospective primary participant

shall provide immediate written notice to the

department or agency to which this proposal

is submitted if at any time the prospective

primary participant learns that its

certification was erroneous when submitted

or has become erroneous by reason of

changed circumstances.

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5. The terms covered transaction, debarred,

suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered

transaction, participant, person, primary

covered transaction, principal, proposal, and

voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause,

have the meanings set out in the Definitions

and Coverage sections of the rules

implementing Executive Order 12549. You

may contact the department or agency to

which this proposal is being submitted for

assistance in obtaining a copy of those

regulations.

6. The prospective primary participant

agrees by submitting this proposal that,

should the proposed covered transaction be

entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into

any lower tier covered transaction with a

person who is proposed for debarment under

48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred,

suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily

excluded from participation in this covered

transaction, unless authorized by the

department or agency entering into this

transaction.

7. The prospective primary participant

further agrees by submitting this proposal

that it will include the clause titled

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion-Lower tier Covered Transaction,’’

provided by the department or agency

entering into this covered transaction,

without modification, in all lower tier

covered transactions and in all solicitations

for lower tier covered transactions.

8. A participant in a covered transaction

may rely upon a certification of a prospective

participant in a lower tier covered

transaction that it is not proposed for

debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4,

debarred, suspended, ineligible, or

voluntarily excluded from the covered

transaction, unless it knows that the

certification is erroneous. A participant may

decide the method and frequency by which

it determines the eligibility of its principals.

Each participant may, but is not required to,

check the List of Parties Excluded from

Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement

Programs.

9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall

be construed to require establishment of a

system of records in order to render in good

faith the certification required by this clause.

The knowledge and information of a

participant is not required to exceed that

which is normally possessed by a prudent

person in the ordinary course of business

dealings.

10. Except for transactions authorized

under paragraph 6 of these instructions, if a

participant in a covered transaction

knowingly enters into a lower tier covered

transaction with a person who is proposed

for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart

9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or

voluntarily excluded from participation in

this transaction, in addition to other

remedies available to the Federal

Government, the department or agency may

terminate this transaction for cause or

default.

Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters—Primary Covered Transactions

(1) The prospective primary participant

certifies to the best of its knowledge and

belief, that it and its principals:

(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended,

proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded by any Federal

department or agency;

(b) Have not within a three-year period

preceding this proposal been convicted of or

had a civil judgment rendered against them

for commission of fraud or a criminal offense

in connection with obtaining, attempting to

obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State

or local) transaction or contract under a

public transaction; violation of Federal or

State antitrust statutes or commission of

embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery,

falsification or destruction of records, making

false statements, or receiving stolen property;

(c) Are not presently indicted for or

otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a

governmental entity (Federal, State or local)

with commission of any of the offenses

enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this

certification; and

(d) Have not within a three-year period

preceding this application/proposal had one

or more public transactions (Federal, State or

local) terminated for cause or default.

(2) Where the prospective primary

participant is unable to certify to any of the

statements in this certification, such

prospective participant shall attach an

explanation to this proposal.

Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered Transactions

Instructions for Certification

1. By signing and submitting this proposal,

the prospective lower tier participant is

providing the certification set out below.

2. The certification in this clause is a

material representation of fact upon which

reliance was placed when this transaction

was entered into. If it is later determined that

the prospective lower tier participant

knowingly rendered an erroneous

certification, in addition to other remedies

available to the Federal Government the

department or agency with which this

transaction originated may pursue available

remedies, including suspension and/or

debarment.

3. The prospective lower tier participant

shall provide immediate written notice to the

person to which this proposal is submitted if

at any time the prospective lower tier

participant learns that its certification was

erroneous when submitted or had become

erroneous by reason of changed

circumstances.

4. The terms covered transaction, debarred,

suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered

transaction, participant, person, primary

covered transaction, principal, proposal, and

voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause,

have the meaning set out in the Definitions

and Coverage sections of rules implementing

Executive Order 12549. You may contact the

person to which this proposal is submitted

for assistance in obtaining a copy of those

regulations.

5. The prospective lower tier participant

agrees by submitting this proposal that,

[[Page 33043]] should the proposed covered

transaction be entered into, it shall not

knowingly enter into any lower tier covered

transaction with a person who is proposed

for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart

9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded from participation in

this covered transaction, unless authorized

by the department or agency with which this

transaction originated.

6. The prospective lower tier participant

further agrees by submitting this proposal

that it will include this clause titled

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,’’

without modification, in all lower tier

covered transactions and in all solicitations

for lower tier covered transactions.

7. A participant in a covered transaction

may rely upon a certification of a prospective

participant in a lower tier covered

transaction that it is not proposed for

debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4,

debarred, suspended, ineligible, or

voluntarily excluded from covered

transactions, unless it knows that the

certification is erroneous. A participant may

decide the method and frequency by which

it determines the eligibility of its principals.

Each participant may, but is not required to,

check the List of Parties Excluded from

Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement

Programs.

8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall

be construed to require establishment of a

system of records in order to render in good

faith the certification required by this clause.

The knowledge and information of a

participant is not required to exceed that

which is normally possessed by a prudent

person in the ordinary course of business

dealings.

9. Except for transactions authorized under

paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a

participant in a covered transaction

knowingly enters into a lower tier covered

transaction with a person who is proposed

for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart

9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or

voluntarily excluded from participation in

this transaction, in addition to other

remedies available to the Federal

Government, the department or agency with

which this transaction originated may pursue

available remedies, including suspension

and/or debarment.

Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, ineligibility an Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered Transactions

(1) The prospective lower tier participant

certifies, by submission of this proposal, that

neither it nor its principals is presently

debarred, suspended, proposed for

debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily

excluded from participation in this

transaction by any Federal department or

agency.

(2) Where the prospective lower tier

participant is unable to certify to any of the

statements in this certification, such

prospective participant shall attach an

explanation to this proposal.

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Certification Regarding Environmental

Tobacco Smoke

Public Law 103227, Part C Environmental

Tobacco Smoke, also known as the Pro

Children Act of 1994, requires that smoking

not be permitted in any portion of any indoor

routinely owned or leased or contracted for

by an entity and used routinely or regularly

for provision of health, day care, education,

or library services to children under the age

of 18, if the services are funded by Federal

programs either directly or through State or

local governments, by Federal grant, contract,

loan, or loan guarantee. The law does not

apply to children’s services provided in

private residences, facilities funded solely by

Medicare or Medicaid funds, and portions of

facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol

treatment. Failure to comply with the

provisions of the law may result in the

imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up

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

administrative compliance order on the

responsible entity. By signing and submitting

this application the applicant/grantee

certifies that it will comply with the

requirements of the Act.

The applicant/grantee further agrees that it

will require the language of this certification

be included in any subawards which contain

provisions for the children’s services and that

all subgrantees shall certify accordingly.

Developing ACF Program Announcements

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 an 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.

Statement for Loan Guarantees 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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Organization

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Date

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Instructions for Completion of SF–LLL,

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

This disclosure form shall be completed by

the reporting entity, whether subawardee or

prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or

receipt of a covered Federal action, or a

material change to a previous filing, pursuant

to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The filing of

a form is required for each payment or

agreement to make payment to any lobbying

entity for influencing or attempting to

influence an office 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 a

covered Federal action. Complete all items

that apply for both the initial filing and

material change report. Refer to the

implementing guidance published by the

Office of Management and Budget for

additional information.

1. Identify the type of covered Federal

action for which lobbying activity is and/or

has been secured to influence the outcome of

a covered Federal action.

2. Identify the status of the covered Federal

action.

3. Identify the appropriate classification of

this report. If this is a followup report caused

by a material change to the information

previously reported, enter the year and

quarter in which the change occurred. Enter

the date of the last previously submitted

report by this reporting entity for this

covered Federal action.

4. Enter the full name, address, city, State

and zip code of the reporting entity. Include

Congressional District, if known. Check the

appropriate classification of the reporting

entity that designates if it is, or expects to be,

a prime or subaward recipient. Identify the

tier of the subawardee, e.g., the first

sunbawardee of the prime is the 1st tier.

Subawards include but are not limited to

subcontracts, subgrants and contract awards

under grants.

5. If the organization filing the report in

item 4 checks ‘‘Subawardee,’’ then enter the

full name, address, city, State and zip code

of the prime Federal recipient. Include

Congressional District, if known.

6. Enter the name of the Federal agency

making the award or loan commitment.

Include at least one organizational level

below agency name, if known. For example,

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Department of Transportation, United States

Coast Guard.

7. Enter the Federal program name or

description for the covered federal action

(item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number

for grants, cooperative agreements, loans, and

loan commitments.

8. Enter the most appropriate Federal

identifying number available for the Federal

action identified in item 1 (e.g., Request for

Proposal (RFP) number; Invitation for Bid

(IFB) number; grant announcement number;

the contract, grant, or loan award number;

the application/proposal control number

assigned by the Federal agency). Include

prefixes, e.g., ‘‘RFP–DE–90–001.’’

9. For a covered Federal action where there

has been an award or loan commitment by

the Federal agency, enter the Federal amount

of the award/loan commitment for the prime

entity identified in item 4 or 5.

10. (a) Enter the full name, address, city,

State and zip code of the lobbying registrant

under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995

engaged by the reporting entity identified in

item 4 to influence the covered Federal

action.

(b) Enter the full names of the individual(s)

performing services, and include full address

if different from 10 (a). Enter Last Name, First

Name, and Middle Initial (MI).

11. The certifying official shall sign and

date the form, print his/her name, title, and

telephone number.

According to the Paperwork Reduction

Act, as amended, no persons are required to

respond to a collection of information unless

it displays a valid OMB Control Number. The

valid OMB control number for this

information collection is OMB No. 0348–

0046. Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 10 minutes per response, including

time for reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and completing

and reviewing the collection of information.

Send comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of this collection

of information, including suggestions for

reducing this burden, to the Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project (0348–0046), Washington,

DC 20503.

It is estimated that in 2001 the Federal

Government will outlay $305.6 billion in

grants to State and local governments.

Executive Order 12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental

Review of Federal Programs,’’ was issued

with the desire to foster the

intergovernmental partnership and

strengthen federalism by relying on State and

local processes for the coordination and

review of proposed Federal financial

assistance and direct Federal development.

The Order allows each State to designate an

entity to perform this function. Below is the

official list of those entities. For those States

that have a home page for their designated

entity, a direct link has been provided below.

States that are not listed on this page have

chosen not to participate in the

intergovernmental review process, and

therefore do not have a SPOC. If you are

located within one of these States, you may

still send application materials directly to a

Federal awarding agency.

Arkansas

Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State

Clearinghouse, Office of Intergovernmental

Services, Department of Finance and

Administration, 1515 W. 7th St., Room

412, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203,

Telephone: (501) 682–1074, Fax: (501)

682–5206, tlcopeland@dfa.state.ar.us

California

Grants Coordination, State Clearinghouse,

Office of Planning and Research, P.O. Box

3044, Room 222, Sacramento, California

95812–3044, Telephone: (916) 445–0613,

Fax: (916) 323–3018, state

clearinghouse@opr.cagov

Delaware

Charles H. Hopkins, Executive Department,

Office of the Budget, 540 S. Dupont

Highway, 3rd Floor, Dover, Delaware

19901, Telephone: (302) 739–3323, Fax:

(302) 739–5661, chopkins@state.de.us

District of Columbia

Ron Seldon, Office of Grants Management

and Development, 717 14th Street, NW,

Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005,

Telephone: (202) 727–1705, Fax: (202)

727–1617, ogmd-ogmd@dcgov.org

Florida

Cherie L. Trainor, Florida State

Clearinghouse, Department of Community

Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.,

Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2100

Georgia

Georgia State Clearinghouse, 270 Washington

Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30334,

Telephone: (404) 656–3855, Fax: (404)

656–7901, gach@mail.opb.state.ga.us

Telephone: (850) 922–5438, (850) 414–5495

(direct), Fax: (850) 414–0479, cherie,

trainor@dca.state.fl.us

Illinois

Virginia Bova, Department of Commerce and

Community Affairs, James R. Thompson

Center, 100 West Randolph, Suite 3–400,

Chicago, Illinois 60601, Telephone: (312)

814–6028, Fax: (312) 814–8485,

vbova@commerce.state.il.us

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division of Community

and Rural Development, Iowa Department

of Economic Development, 200 East Grant

Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309,

Telephone: (515) 242–4719, Fax: (515)

242–4809, steve.mccann@ided.state.ia.us

Kentucky

Ron Cook, Department for Local Government,

1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 340,

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Telephone:

(502) 573–2382, Fax: (502) 573–2512,

ron.cook@mail.state.ky.us

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, 184

State Street, 38 State House Station,

Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone: (207)

287–3261, (207) 287–1461 (direct), Fax:

(207) 287–6489, joyce.benson@state.me.us

Maryland

Linda Janey, Manager, Clearinghouse and

Plan Review Unit, Maryland Office of

Planning, 301 West Preston Street, Room

1104, Baltimore, Maryland 21201–2305,

Telephone: (410) 767–4490, Fax: (410)

767–4480, linda@mail.op.state.md.us

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of

Governments, 535 Griswold, Suite 300,

Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone: (313)

961–4266, Fax: (313) 961–4869,

pfaff@semcog.org

Mississippi

Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer,

Department of Finance and

Administration, 550 High Street, 303

Walters Sillers Building, Jackson,

Mississippi 39201–3087, Telephone: (601)

359–6762, Fax: (601) 359–6758

Missouri

Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse,

Office of Administration, P.O. Box 809,

Jefferson Building, Room 915, Jefferson

City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (573)

751–4834, Fax: (573) 522–4395, pohll—

@mail.oa.state.mo.us

Nevada

Heather Elliott, Department of

Administration, State Clearinghouse, 209

E. Musser Street, Room 200, Carson City,

Nevada 89701, Telephone: (775) 684–0209,

Fax: (775) 684–0260.

helliott@govmail.stat.nv.us

New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor,

Director, New Hampshire Office of State

Planning, ≤Attn: Intergovernmental Review

Process Mike Blake 2-1/2 Beacon Street,

Concord, New Hampshire 03301,

Telephone: (603) 271–2155, Fax: (603)

271–1728, jtaylor@osp.state.nh.us

New Mexico

Ken Hughes, Local Government Division,

Room 201 Bataan Memorial Building,

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone:

(505) 827–4370, Fax: (505) 827–4948,

khughes@dfa.state.nm.us

North Carolina

Jeanette Furney, Department of

Administration, 1302 Mail Service Center,

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699–1302,

Telephone: (919) 807–2323, Fax: (919)

733–9571, jeanette.furney@ncmail.net

North Dakota

Jim Boyd, Division of Community Services,

600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 105,

Bismarck, North Dakota 58505–0170,

Telephone: (701) 328–2094, Fax: (701)

328–2308, jboyd@state.nd.us

Rhode Island

Kevin Nelson, Department of Administration,

Statewide Planning Program, One Capitol

Hill, Providence, Rhode Island 02908–

5870, Telephone: (401) 222–2093, ≤Fax:

(401) 222–2083, knelson@doa.state.ri.us

South Carolina

Omeagia Burgess, Budget and Control Board,

Office of State Budget, 1122 Ladies Street,

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12th Floor, Columbia, South Carolina

29201, Telephone: (803) 734–0494, Fax:

(803) 734–0645, aburges@budget.state.sc.us

Texas

Denise S. Francis, Director, State Grants

Team, Governor’s Office of Budget and

Planning, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas

78711, Telephone: (512) 305–9415, Fax:

(512) 936–2681,

dfrancis@governor.state.tx.us

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse,

Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget,

State Capitol, Room 114, Salt Lake City,

Utah 84114 Telephone: (801) 538–1535,

Fax: (801) 538–1547,

cwright@gov.state.ut.us

West Virginia

Fred Cutlip, Director, Community

Development Division, West Virginia

Development Office, Building #6, Room

553, Charleston, West Virginia 25305,

Telephone: (304) 558–558–4010, Fax: (304)

558–3248, fcutlip@wvdo.org

Wisconsin

Jeff Smith, Section Chief, Federal/State

Relations, Wisconsin Department of

Administration, 101 East Wilson Street—

6th Floor, P.O. Box 7868, Madison,

Wisconsin 53707, Telephone: (608) 266–

0267, Fax: (608) 267–6931,

jeffrey.smith@doa.state.wi.us

Guam

Director, Bureau of Budget and Management

Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box

2950, Agana, Guam 96910, Telephone:

011–671–472–2285, Fax: (011–472–2825,

jer@ns.gov.gu

Puerto Rico

Jose Caballero/Mayra Silva, Puerto Rico

Planning Board, Federal Proposals Review

Office, Minillas Government Center, P.O.

Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940–

1119, elephone: (787) 723–6190, Fax: (787)

722–6783

North Mariana Islands

Ms. Jacoba T. Seman, Federal Programs

Coordinator, Office of Management and

Budget, Office of the Governor, Saipan, MP

96950, Telephone: (670) 664–2289, Fax:

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request; Web-Survey of the State-ofthe-Science (SOTS) Web Site

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

for opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

National Cancer Institute (NCI), the

National Institutes of Health (NIH) will

publish periodic summaries of proposed

projects to be submitted to the Office of

Management Budget (OMB) for review

and approval.

Proposed Collection

Title: Web-Survey of the State of the

Science Web Site.

Type of Information Collection

Request: New.

Need and Use of Information

Collection: The NCI seeks to evaluate its

State-of-the-Science (SOTS) meetings

project that offers audio-visual

presentation of SOTS meetings via the

Internet. The SOTS disseminates, with

expediency and immediacy, the most

recent oncology research results to a

potentially vast audience of researchers.

The proposed data collection will

provide feedback to NCI on the value of

the Web site to those who NCI deem as

the Web site’s target population (i.e.,

clinical oncology researchers unable to

attend SOTS meetings in person

because of cost or time limitations). The

first tier of respondents will consist of

researchers who have attended any one

of the three most recent State of the

Science meetings. The tier one survey

participants will be asked to provide the

names, emails, and any other contact

information for five colleagues who are

clinical research oncologists. These

oncologists will be asked only once to

provide the names and contact

information for colleagues. The second

tier of respondents will consist of the

clinical oncology researchers nominated

by the first tier respondents. It is the

second tier respondents who will be

asked to go to the Web site and

complete the Web survey. They are

asked to do this only once. Other tier

two respondents will be oncology

fellows who current and full contact

information is available in a national

register of oncology fellows. Reports

generated by the study will allow NCI

to determine the success of the SOTS

Web site (in terms of clarity of content,

ease of navigation, and usefulness of

information), and indirectly, the

potential wider use and applications of

Internet-based programs to improve the

overall cancer clinical trials systems at

NCI.

Frequency of Response: One time.

Affected Public: Individuals,

researchers.

Type of respondents

Estimated

No. respondents

Estimated

No. responses per

respondent

Average burden hours

per response

Estimated

total annual

burden hours

requested

Tier One Clinical Oncology Researchers ................................................ 220 1 0.0833 19

Tier Two Clinical Oncology Researchers ................................................ 400 1 0.25 100

Total .............................................................................................. 119

There are no Capital Costs, Operating

Costs and/or Maintenance Costs to

reports.

Request for Comments

Written comments and/or suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

should address one or more of the

following points: (1) Whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the function of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the