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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Announcement of Availability of Funds 

for Adolescent Family Life (AFL) 

Demonstration Projects

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

Announcement Type: Initial. 

CFDA: A description of the Title XX 

program can be found at the OMB 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

93.995.

DATES: To receive consideration, 

applications must be received by the 

Office of Public Health and Science 

(OPHS) Office of Grants Management no 

later than April 4, 2005. Mailed 

applications will be considered as 

meeting the deadline if they are 

received by the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management no later than 5 p.m. 

Eastern Standard time on the 

application due date. Applications will 

not be accepted by fax, nor will the 

submission deadline be extended. The 

application due date requirement 

specified in this announcement 

supersedes the instructions in the 

OPHS–1. Applications which do not 

meet the deadline will be returned to 

the applicant unread. See heading 

‘‘Application and Submission 

Information’’ for additional information.

SUMMARY: Title XX of the Public Health 

Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300z. et seq., 

authorizes the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services to award grants for 

demonstration projects to provide 

services to pregnant and nonpregnant 

adolescents, adolescent parents, and 

their families. These grants are for 

public or private nonprofit 

organizations or agencies to find 

effective means of strengthening 

families by providing an array of 

services that help prevent repeat 

pregnancy and provide adolescent 

mothers, fathers and/or male partners, 

and their babies with services that 

enhance their well-being. Faith-based 

organizations are encouraged to apply. 

See heading ‘‘Care Services’’ for 

additional information. 

The Office of Adolescent Pregnancy 

Programs (OAPP) of the Office of 

Population Affairs (OPA) requests 

applications for care demonstration 

grants under the Adolescent Family Life 

(AFL) Demonstration Projects Program, 

as authorized by Title XX of the Public 

Health Service Act. These Title XX 

grants should clearly and consistently 

establish comprehensive and integrated 

approaches to the delivery of care 

services to pregnant adolescents, 

adolescent parents, their children, their 

extended family members, fathers of 

their children, and/or male partners to 

whom they are married or in a long-term 

relationship. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Care Services

Under this announcement, funds are 

available for care projects only. The 

project site or sites must be identified in 

the application rather than selected after 

the grant is awarded. The OAPP 

encourages services that involve not 

only the young fathers and/or male 

partners, but also the parents and 

families of the pregnant and/or 

parenting adolescent. 

Under the Title XX statute, the 

primary purpose of care programs is to 

establish innovative, comprehensive, 

and integrated approaches to the 

delivery of care services for pregnant 

adolescents and adolescent parents 

under 19 years of age at program entry, 

with primary emphasis on unmarried 

adolescents who are 17 years old or 

younger. Care services should promote 

the involvement of the pregnant and 

parenting adolescents’ families, young 

fathers and/or male partners. The OAPP 

encourages the submission of care 

applications which propose to: (1) Add 

care services to supplement existing 

adolescent health services in school, 

hospital or other community settings; 

(2) provide care services to minority or 

other disadvantaged populations; (3) 

continue services to clients after the 

delivery of the baby to enable them to 

acquire good parenting skills and to 

ensure that their children are 

developing normally physically, 

intellectually and emotionally; (4) stress 

self-sufficiency skills, such as school 

completion (in mainstream or 

alternative schools and GED programs) 

and/or job training preparation and 

placement; (5) involve males and 

promote male responsibility (e.g., 

through job training, parenting classes, 

and counseling); (6) provide education 

on how to build and maintain healthy 

relationships, prepare for marriage, 

parenting and future families; (7) assure 

identification of mental health concerns 

and referral to appropriate resources; 

and (8) provide STD and HIV/AIDS 

awareness and prevention counseling. 

Applicants should base their 

approaches upon an assessment of 

existing programs and, where 

appropriate, upon efforts to establish 

better coordination, integration, and 

linkages among such existing programs. 

Under the statutory requirements of 

Title XX, applicants for care projects are 

required to provide, either directly or by 

referral, the following 10 core services: 

(1) Pregnancy testing and maternity 

counseling; 

(2) Adoption counseling and referral 

services which present adoption as an 

option for pregnant adolescents, 

including referral to licensed adoption 

agencies in the community if the 

eligible grant recipient is not a licensed 

adoption agency; 

(3) Primary and preventive health 

services, including prenatal and 

postnatal care; 

(4) Nutrition information and 

counseling; 

(5) Referral for screening and 

treatment of STDs, including HIV/AIDS; 

(6) Referral to appropriate pediatric 

care; 

(7) Educational services relating to 

family life and problems associated with 

adolescent premarital sexual relations 

including: 

(a) Information about adoption; 

(b) Education on the responsibilities 

of sexuality and parenting; 

(c) The development of material to 

support the role of parents as the 

providers of sex education; and 

(d) Assistance to parents, schools, 

youth agencies and health providers to 

educate adolescents and preadolescents 

concerning self-discipline and 

responsibility in human sexuality; 

(8) Appropriate educational and 

vocational services; 

(9) Mental health services and referral 

to mental health services and to other 

appropriate physical health services; 

and 

(10) Counseling and referral for family 

planning services.

Note: Funds provided under Title XX may 

not be used for the provision of family 

planning services other than counseling and 

referral services unless appropriate family 

planning services are not otherwise available 

in the community. In accordance with sec. 

2006(a)(17) of Title XX (42 U.S.C. 300z–

5(a)(17)), applicants must make maximum 

use of funds available under the Title X 

Family Planning Program in providing this 

required core service.

In addition to the 10 required core 

services listed above, applicants for care 

projects may provide any of the 

following supplemental services: 

(1) Referral to licensed residential 

care or maternity home services; 

(2) Child care sufficient to enable the 

adolescent parent to continue education 

or to enter into employment; 

(3) Consumer education; 

(4) Counseling for the immediate and 

extended family members of the eligible 

person; 

(5) Transportation; and 

(6) Outreach services to families of 

adolescents to discourage sexual 

relations among unemancipated minors.

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Youth Development or Developmental 

Assets Approach 

Achieving a successful transition into 

adulthood for adolescents can be 

difficult and this is particularly so for 

pregnant and parenting adolescents. 

Research has clearly shown that future 

educational and economic prospects for 

teens decline significantly if they have 

a baby. Teen pregnancy is closely linked 

to less than optimal health outcomes for 

mother and infant, school dropout, lack 

of job skills, repeat pregnancies, 

poverty, and unstable home 

environments. To help address these 

multiple problems, the OAPP 

encourages applicants to incorporate 

youth development concepts into their 

care programs. 

All adolescents need to see hope for 

their future, acquire the skills necessary 

to turn hope into reality, and be 

provided with opportunities to help 

them reach that reality. Examples of 

youth development activities in a care 

program are ones that address school 

retention and completion, job and 

vocational training, building and 

maintaining healthy relationships, 

building skills, confidence and selfefficacy, and avoiding health risks such 

as tobacco, alcohol, drug use, and repeat 

pregnancy. These types of activities 

contribute to strengthening the support 

systems these young parents need to 

achieve productive futures. Where 

possible, adolescents should be an 

integral part of the design, 

implementation, and evaluation of this 

approach. All services provided by AFL 

grantees, however, including all 

activities that are part of a youth 

development approach, must be within 

the scope of the Title XX care services 

listed above. 

Parental, Family, and Male Involvement 

Strengthening families is a primary 

focus for the OAPP. In the case of 

adolescent parents, this includes not 

only providing health, educational, and 

social services for the adolescent who is 

pregnant and/or parenting, but also 

finding ways to ensure the healthy 

involvement of the infant’s father and 

the family of the adolescent. Research 

has clearly shown the importance of 

families in the social, emotional, and 

intellectual growth of children. 

Adolescent parents are still adolescents; 

they need the involvement and support 

of their own parents as they continue 

their transition to adulthood. Successful 

care programs should address these 

issues by including a component that 

engages families, fathers, or male 

partners in creative and meaningful 

ways. Teen mothers, fathers, or male 

partners to whom they are married or in 

a long-term relationship, need 

encouragement and skills to establish 

stable, safe families. 

Goals and Objectives 

All applications should include a 

program goal(s) statement and related 

outcome objectives. A goal is a general 

statement of what the project hopes to 

accomplish. It should reflect the longterm desired impact of the project on 

the target group(s) as well as reflect the 

program goals contained in this program 

announcement. An outcome objective is 

a statement which defines a measurable 

result the project expects to accomplish. 

Outcome objectives should be described 

in terms that measure the results the 

project will bring about (e.g., decrease in 

repeat adolescent births among the 

treatment group; increase in parenting 

skills). Good applications should 

contain 3–5 outcome objectives that are 

specific, measurable, achievable, 

realistic and time-framed (S.M.A.R.T.). 

Specific: An objective should specify 

one major result directly related to the 

program goal, state who is going to be 

doing what, to whom, by how much, 

and in what time-frame. It should 

specify what will be accomplished and 

how the accomplishment will be 

measured. 

Measurable: An objective should be 

able to describe in realistic terms the 

expected results and specify how such 

results will be measured. 

Achievable: The accomplishment 

specified in the objective should be 

achievable within the proposed time 

line and as a direct result of program 

activities. 

Realistic: The objective should be 

reasonable in nature. The specified 

outcomes, expected results, should be 

described in realistic terms. 

Time-framed: An outcome objective 

should specify a target date or time for 

its accomplishments. It should state 

who is going to be doing what, by when, 

etc. The Public Management Institute, 

How to Get Grants (1981). 

Evaluation 

Section 2006(b)(1) of Title XX 

requires each grantee to expend at least 

one percent, but not more than five 

percent, of the Federal funds received 

under Title XX on evaluation of the 

project. In cases in which a more 

rigorous or comprehensive evaluation 

effort is proposed (see sec.2006(b)(1)) 

waivers of the five percent limit on 

evaluation may be granted by OAPP. 

Under this announcement, the OAPP is 

requesting applications for evaluationintensive projects. For evaluationintensive projects, the OAPP will waive 

the five percent limit up to a maximum 

of 20 percent. In turn, applicants are 

expected to include a clear and fully 

developed evaluation plan that 

generally meets the following six 

criteria.

1. The evaluation plan should be 

directly tied to program objectives. 

Research hypotheses should be clearly 

stated and reflect the outcomes the 

program intends to achieve. 

2. The evaluation plan should include 

a process or implementation evaluation. 

Evaluations in their first year should 

focus on determining that the 

intervention is in place, that it is 

adequately and appropriately staffed, 

and that it is reaching its intended 

population. 

3. The evaluation plan should have a 

viable comparison strategy. If a true 

experimental design with random 

assignment is not possible, a quasiexperimental design with matched 

comparison group would be acceptable. 

4. The evaluation plan should have a 

sufficient sample size to ensure that any 

observed differences between groups are 

significant. 

5. The evaluation plan should 

measure dosage. Client participation 

and use of various service components 

should be carefully tracked so that any 

differences can be corrected for, or at 

least taken into account, in discussion 

of evaluation results. 

6. The evaluation plan should include 

a follow-up assessment and longitudinal 

tracking of program participants during 

and after the intervention. 

In addition, applications should 

clearly demonstrate the capacity to 

participate in a cross-site evaluation, as 

well as the understanding that use of a 

core evaluation instrument, currently 

being developed by the OAPP, will be 

incorporated into the outcome 

evaluation design. Section 2006(b)(2) of 

Title XX requires that evaluations be 

conducted by an organization or entity 

independent of the grantee providing 

services. To assist in conducting the 

evaluation, each grantee shall develop a 

working relationship with a college or 

university located in the grantee’s state 

which will provide monitoring and 

evaluation of the proposed program. 

The OAPP strongly recommends 

extensive collaboration between the 

applicant organization and the proposed 

evaluator. It is important to establish 

this relationship when preparing the 

application to ensure that the project’s 

goals and objectives and the evaluation 

plan are consistent with each other. 

Curricula Review 

The grantee shall submit all curricula 

and educational materials for use in the 

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AFL project, whether currently available 

or to be developed by the grantee to the 

OAPP for review and approval prior to 

use in the project. The review shall 

ensure that the materials are medically 

accurate, consistent with Title XX 

policies on religion, and in compliance 

with the statutory prohibitions against 

advocating, promoting, encouraging, or 

providing abortions. 

Applicants should describe current 

and proposed efforts to prevent the 

sexual coercion and exploitation of 

teens by older partners, as well as 

management and reporting that comply 

with State reporting laws regarding 

child sexual abuse, sexual assault 

(including statutory rape), incest, or 

family violence in their proposals. For 

more information, applicants may 

access the National Clearinghouse on 

Child Abuse and Neglect Web site at 

http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov.

II. Award Information 

Under this program announcement, 

the OAPP intends to make available 

approximately $5 million to support an 

estimated 15–20 new care 

demonstration grants, up to a maximum 

of $375,000 each per year. Any 

application that proposes funding over 

the maximum will not be considered. 

Please note, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2001, 

the OAPP issued a similar Request for 

Applications (RFA) announcing 

approximately $5 million for new care 

demonstration projects. In response to 

that RFA, OAPP received 142 grant 

applications and was able to fund only 

19 new projects. Grants may be 

approved for project periods of up to 

five years, and are funded in annual 

increments (budget periods). Funding 

for all approved budget periods beyond 

the first year of the grant is contingent 

upon the availability of funds, 

satisfactory progress of the project, and 

adequate stewardship of Federal funds. 

Applications are encouraged from 

organizations which are currently 

operating programs that have the 

capability of expanding and enhancing 

these services to serve significant 

numbers of pre-adolescent and 

adolescents according to the guidelines 

specified in this announcement. 

Applications are also encouraged from 

organizations that have the capability to 

conduct a rigorous evaluation of the 

funded project. 

III. Eligibility Information 

Eligible Applicants 

Any public or private nonprofit 

organization or agency is eligible to 

apply for a grant. However, only those 

organizations or agencies which 

demonstrate the capability of providing 

the proposed services and meet the 

statutory requirements are considered 

for grant awards. Faith-based and 

community-based organizations are 

encouraged to apply for AFL grants. 

Please note, however, that AFL funds 

may not be used for inherently religious 

activities, such as worship, religious 

instruction, and proselytization. If an 

organization engages in such activities, 

they must be offered separately in time 

or location from the program funded 

under the AFL program and 

participation must be voluntary for 

program beneficiaries. An AFL program, 

in providing services and outreach 

related to program services, cannot 

discriminate against current or 

prospective program beneficiaries on 

the basis of religion, a religious belief, 

a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a 

refusal to actively participate in a 

religious practice. 

Cost Sharing 

Section 2005(c)(2) authorizes that an 

AFL grant award may not exceed 70 

percent of the total costs of the project 

for the first and second years, 60 percent 

of the total costs for the third year, 50 

percent for the fourth year and 40 

percent for the fifth year. The AFL nonFederal share of the project costs may be 

provided in cash expenditures or fairly 

evaluated in-kind contributions, 

including facilities, equipment, and 

services. Other Federal funds may not 

be used as an in-kind contribution. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Address To Request Application 

Package 

Application kits may be requested 

from, and submitted to the OPHS Office 

of Grants Management, 1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 

20852, 301–594–0758. Application kits 

are also available online at the 

electronic grants management website 

(e-Grants) at https://

egrants.osophs.dhhs.gov/. Applicants 

may fax a written request to the OPHS 

Office of Grants Management to obtain 

a hard copy of the application kit at 

(301) 594–9399. 

Content and Form of Application 

Application kits consisting of the 

OPHS–1 and appropriate forms, a copy 

of the Title XX legislation, a computer 

based technical assistance program to 

instruct applicants in the Title XX grant 

writing process, and guidance on the 

application process may be downloaded 

from the OPA Web site at http://

opa.osophs.dhhs.gov. If you do not have 

access to the Internet, you may obtain a 

kit from the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management; 1101 Wootton Parkway, 

Suite 550; Rockville, MD 20852; by 

phone at 301–594–0758. The computer 

based technical assistance program on 

CD-Rom will be included in the kit. All 

completed applications must be 

submitted to the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management at the above mailing 

address. In preparing the application, it 

is important to follow ALL instructions 

provided in the application kit. 

Applications must be submitted on 

the forms supplied (OPHS–1, Revised 6/

2001) and in the manner prescribed in 

the application kits provided by the 

OAPP. Applicants are required to 

submit an application signed by an 

individual authorized to act for the 

applicant agency or organization and to 

assume for the organization the 

obligations imposed by the terms and 

conditions of the grant award. The 

program narrative should not be longer 

than 50 double-spaced pages, not 

including appendices and required 

forms, using an easily readable, 12 point 

font. All pages, figures, and tables 

should be numbered.

Applicants must be familiar with Title 

XX in its entirety to ensure that they 

have complied with all applicable 

requirements. A copy of the legislation 

is included in the application kit. 

A Dun and Bradstreet Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number is 

required for all applications for Federal 

assistance. Organizations should verify 

that they have a DUNS number or take 

the steps necessary to obtain one. 

Instructions for obtaining a DUNS 

number are included in the application 

package, and may be downloaded from 

the OPA Web site. 

Submission Mechanisms 

The OAPP provides multiple 

mechanisms for submission of 

applications as described in the 

following sections. 

Electronic Submission: The OPHS 

electronic grants management system, 

eGrants, provides for applications to be 

submitted electronically. While 

applications are accepted in hard copy, 

the use of the electronic application 

submissions capabilities provided by 

the eGrants system is encouraged. 

Information about this system is 

available on the OPA Web site at

http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov, or may be 

requested from the OPHS Office of 

Grants Management at 301–594–0758. 

Applications sent via any other means 

of electronic communication, including 

facsimile or electronic mail, outside of 

the OPHS eGrants system will not be 

accepted for review. 

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The body of the application and 

required forms can be submitted using 

the e-Grants system. In addition to 

electronically submitted materials, 

applicants are required to provide a 

hard copy of the application face page 

(Standard Form 424 [Revised 07/03]) 

with the original signature of an 

individual authorized to act for the 

applicant agency or organization and to 

assume for the organization the 

obligations imposed by the terms and 

conditions of the grant award. The 

application is not considered complete 

until both the electronic application and 

the hard copy of the face page with the 

original signature are received. 

Electronic grant application 

submissions must be submitted no later 

than 5 p.m. eastern time on the deadline 

date specified in the DATES section of 

the announcement. All required hard 

copy original signatures and mail-in 

items must be received by the OPHS 

Office of Grants Management no later 

than 5 p.m. eastern time on the next 

business day after the deadline date 

specified in the DATES section of the 

announcement. 

Applications will not be considered 

valid until all electronic application 

components, hard copy original 

signatures, and mail-in items are 

received by the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management according to the deadlines 

specified above. Any application 

submitted electronically after 5 p.m. 

eastern time on the deadline date 

specified in the DATES section of the 

announcement will be considered late 

and will be deemed ineligible. Failure of 

the applicant to submit all required hard 

copy original signatures to the OPHS 

Office of Grants Management by 5 p.m. 

eastern time on the next business day 

after the deadline date specified in the 

DATES section of the announcement will 

result in the electronic application being 

deemed ineligible. 

Upon completion of a successful 

electronic application submission, the 

eGrants system will provide the 

applicant with a confirmation page 

indicating the date and time (eastern 

time) of the electronic application 

submission. This confirmation page will 

also provide the receipt status of all 

indicated signatures and items to be 

mailed to the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management. As items are received by 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

the electronic application status will be 

updated to reflect the receipt of mail-in 

items. It is recommended that the 

applicant monitor the status of their 

application to ensure that all signatures 

and mail-in items are received. 

Applicants are encouraged to initiate 

electronic applications early in the 

application development process, and to 

submit early on the due date or before. 

This will aid in addressing any 

problems with submission prior to the 

application deadline. 

Mailed Hard Copy Applications:

Applications submitted in hard copy 

must include an original and two copies 

of the application. The original 

application must be signed by an 

individual authorized to act for the 

applicant agency or organization and to 

assume for the organization the 

obligations imposed by the terms and 

conditions of the grant award. 

Mailed applications will be 

considered as meeting the deadline if 

they are received by the OPHS Office of 

Grants Management on or before 5 p.m. 

eastern time on the deadline date 

specified in the DATES section of the 

announcement. The application 

deadline date requirement specified in 

this announcement supercedes the 

instructions in the OPHS–1. 

Applications that do not meet the 

deadline will be returned to the 

applicant unread. 

Hand-Delivered Applications: Handdelivered applications must be received 

by the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management, 1101 Wootton Parkway, 

Suite 550, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, 

no later than 5 p.m. eastern time on the 

deadline date specified in the DATES

section of the announcement. Handdelivered applications must include an 

original and two copies of the 

application. The original application 

must be signed by an individual 

authorized to act for the applicant 

agency or organization and to assume 

for the organization the obligations 

imposed by the terms and conditions of 

the grant award.

Intergovernmental Review 

Applications for AFL grants must also 

meet both of the following requirements 

(each year): 

(1) Requirements for Review of an 

Application by the Governor. Section 

2006(e) of Title XX requires that each 

applicant shall provide the Governor of 

the State in which the applicant is 

located a copy of each application 

submitted to the OAPP for a grant for a 

demonstration project for services under 

this Title. The Governor has 60 days 

from the receipt date in which to 

provide comments to the applicant. An 

applicant may comply with this 

requirement by submitting a copy of the 

application to the Governor of the State 

in which the applicant is located at the 

same time the application is submitted 

to OAPP. To inform the Governor’s 

office of the reason for the submission, 

a copy of this notice should be attached 

to the application. 

(2) Requirements for Review of an 

Application Pursuant to Executive 

Order 12372 (SPOC Requirements). 

Applications under this announcement 

are subject to the review requirements of 

E.O. 12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental Review 

of Federal Programs,’’ as implemented 

by 45 CFR part 100, ‘‘Intergovernmental 

Review of Department of Health and 

Human Services Programs and 

Activities.’’ E.O. 12372 sets up a system 

for state and local government review of 

proposed Federal assistance 

applications. As soon as possible, the 

applicant (other than Federallyrecognized Indian tribal governments) 

should contact the State Single Point of 

Contact (SPOC) for each state in the area 

to be served. The application kit 

contains the currently available listing 

of the SPOCs which have elected to be 

informed of the submission of 

applications. For those states not 

represented on the listing, further 

inquiries should be made by the 

applicant regarding submission to the 

relevant SPOC. Information about the 

SPOC is located on the OMB Web site 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/

spoc/html. The SPOC’s comment(s) 

should be forwarded to the OPHS Office 

of Grants Management, 1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 

20852. The SPOC has 60 days from the 

closing date of this announcement to 

submit any comments. 

Funding Restrictions 

Applicants for discretionary grants are 

expected to anticipate and justify their 

funding needs and the activities to be 

carried out with those funds in 

preparing the budget and accompanying 

narrative portions of their applications. 

The basis for determining the 

allowability and allocability of costs 

charged to Public Health Service (PHS) 

grants is set forth in 45 CFR parts 74 and 

92. If applicants are uncertain whether 

a particular cost is allowable, they 

should contact the OPHS Office of 

Grants Management at 301–594–0758 

for further information.

V. Application Review Information 

Criteria 

Eligible competing grant applications 

will be reviewed by a multi-disciplinary 

panel of independent reviewers and will 

be assessed according to the following 

criteria: 

(1) The applicant’s presentation of a 

detailed evaluation plan that indicates 

an understanding of program evaluation 

methods, reflects a practical and 

technically sound approach to assessing 

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both the project’s implementation and 

its outcomes, demonstrates the capacity 

to participate in a cross-site evaluation, 

and the intent to incorporate the AFL 

care evaluation instrument into the 

outcome evaluation design. The 

applicant’s provision of a clear 

statement of mission, goals, measurable 

(outcome) objectives, reasonable 

methods for achieving the objectives, a 

reasonable workplan and timetable, and 

clear statements of expected results. (30 

points) 

(2) The applicant’s presentation of an 

innovative, detailed, and viable plan to 

involve fathers and/or male partners, 

parents and other family members, as 

well as strategies for recruitment and 

retention. (20 points) 

(3) The applicant’s presentation of an 

organizational model for service 

delivery with appropriate design, 

consistent with the requirements of 

Title XX that incorporates an innovative 

youth development or developmental 

assets approach. (10 points) 

(4) The capacity of the applicant to 

implement the program, including 

personnel and other resources, and the 

applicant’s experience and expertise in 

providing programs for adolescents. (10 

points) 

(5) The applicant’s presentation of the 

need for the project, including the 

incidence of adolescent pregnancy in 

the geographic area to be served and the 

availability of services for adolescents 

within this geographic area. (10 points) 

(6) The population the project 

proposes to serve, including ethnic 

composition, number of adolescent and 

pre-adolescent clients, fathers and/or 

male partners, family members, and 

community members. The applicant 

must specify how program staff 

demonstrate cultural and ethnic 

responsiveness to the target population. 

[Healthy People 2010 is a set of health 

objectives for the Nation to achieve over 

the first decade of the new century. The 

two goals of Healthy People 2010 are to 

increase quality of years of healthy life 

and to eliminate health disparities. In 

evaluating this criterion, priority will be 

given to programs which serve minority 

populations in order to eliminate health 

disparities.] (10 points) 

(7) The community commitment to, 

and involvement in, planning and 

implementation of the project, as 

demonstrated by letters of commitment 

and willingness to participate in the 

project’s implementation, acceptance of 

referrals, etc. (10 points) 

Review and Selection Process 

Final grant award decisions will be 

made by the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Population Affairs (DASPA). In 

making these decisions, the DASPA will 

take into account the extent to which 

applications recommended for approval 

will provide an appropriate geographic 

distribution of resources, the priorities 

in sec. 2005(a), and other factors 

including: 

(1) Recommendations and scores 

submitted by the review panels; 

(2) The geographic area to be served, 

particularly the underserved areas and 

populations; 

(3) The reasonableness of the 

estimated cost of the project based on 

factors such as the incidence of 

adolescent pregnancy in the geographic 

area to be served and the availability of 

services for adolescents in this 

geographic area; 

(4) The adequacy of the evaluation 

plan, including incorporation of the six 

evaluation criteria listed in the 

‘‘Evaluation’’ section of this 

announcement, and the demonstrated 

ability to participate successfully in a 

cross-site evaluation; and 

(5) The usefulness for policymakers 

and service providers of the proposed 

project and its potential for replication. 

Special consideration may be granted 

to underserved areas and populations 

not currently receiving Title XX funding 

for care programs. However, all 

applicants are required to adhere to the 

DASPA criteria as set forth in this 

announcement. Please note that if there 

are multiple applicants from one State, 

the DASPA may elect to select only one 

applicant per State. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

Award Notices

The OAPP does not release 

information about individual 

applications during the review process 

until final funding decisions have been 

made. When final funding decisions 

have been made, the applicant’s 

authorized representative will be 

notified of the outcome of their 

application by postal mail. The official 

document notifying an applicant that an 

application has been approved for 

funding is the Notice of Grant Award, 

which specifies to the grantee the 

amount of money awarded, the 

purposes of the grant, the length of the 

project period, terms and conditions of 

the grant award, and the amount of 

funding to be contributed by the grantee 

to project costs. 

Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

The regulations set out at 45 CFR 

parts 74 and 92 are the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) rules 

and requirements that govern the 

administration of grants. Part 74 is 

applicable to all recipients except those 

covered by part 92, which governs 

awards to state and local governments. 

Applicants funded under this 

announcement must be aware of and 

comply with these regulations. The CFR 

volume that includes parts 74 and 92 

may be downloaded from http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/

waisidx_03/45cfrv1_03.html.

The Buy American Act of 1933, as 

amended (41 U.S.C. 10a–10d), requires 

that Government agencies give priority 

to domestic products when making 

purchasing decisions. Therefore, to the 

greatest extent practicable, all 

equipment and products purchased 

with grant funds should be Americanmade. 

A Notice providing information and 

guidance regarding the ‘‘Governmentwide Implementation of the President’s 

Welfare-to-Work Initiative for Federal 

Grant Programs’’ was published in the 

Federal Register on May 16, 1997. This 

initiative was designated to facilitate 

and encourage grantees and their subrecipients to hire welfare recipients and 

to provide additional needed training 

and/or mentoring as needed. The text of 

the Notice is available electronically on 

the OMB Home page at http://

www.whitehouse.gov/omb.

The HHS Appropriations Act requires 

that when issuing statements, press 

releases, requests for proposals, bid 

solicitations, and other documents 

describing projects or programs funded 

in whole or in part with Federal money, 

grantees shall clearly state the 

percentage and dollar amount of the 

total costs of the program or project 

which will be financed with Federal 

money and the percentage and dollar 

amount of the total costs of the project 

or program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources. 

Reporting Requirements 

Applicants funded under this grant 

announcement will be required to 

electronically submit an End-of-Year 

Program, Evaluation and Financial 

report 90 days after the grant budget 

period ends. The Project Director and 

Evaluator are expected to attend an 

annual OAPP sponsored conference, as 

well as other OAPP sponsored training. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

Administrative and Budgetary 

Requirements 

For information related to 

administrative and budgetary 

requirements, contact the OPHS Office 

of Grants Management, 1101 Wootton 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 2, 2005 / Notices 5541

Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 

20852; 301–594–0758. 

Program Requirements 

For information related to the OAPP 

program requirements, the OAPP staff 

are available at 301–594–4004 to answer 

questions and provide technical 

assistance on the preparation of grant 

applications. Questions may also be 

directed to the OAPP staff via e-mail at 

http://oapp@osophs.dhhs.gov. If 

contacting the OAPP by e-mail, please 

include the phrase ‘‘AFL Care 

Question’’ in the subject heading. 

VIII. Other Information 

Technical Assistance 

The OAPP has scheduled a series of 

technical assistance workshops to help 

prospective applicants at no cost. At 

each of the one-day workshops, the 

public will be able to learn more about 

the purposes and requirements of the 

Title XX program, how to apply for 

funds under this program 

announcement, program eligibility 

requirements, the application selection 

process, and considerations that might 

help to improve the quality of grant 

applications. The OAPP encourages 

applicants to send a financial 

representative from their agency to the 

workshop. All participants must 

preregister using the form at http://

opa.osophs.dhhs.gov or you may obtain 

a registration form from the OAPP at 

301–594–4004. Written requests for 

registration forms may be faxed to 301–

594–5981. The address of workshop 

locations and logistical information will 

be faxed or e-mailed to you upon receipt 

of your registration. The sessions are 

scheduled for the week of February 28–

March 4, 2005, in the following 

locations. Alexandria, VA, Portland, OR, 

Kansas City, MO, Detroit, MI, Nashville, 

TN, Albuquerque, NM. 

In addition to the technical assistance 

workshops, a free interactive computer 

based technical assistance program is 

available to instruct applicants in the 

Title XX grant writing process. The 

Computer Based Technical Assistance 

Program can be downloaded at the OPA 

Web site at http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov.

If you do not have access to the Internet, 

a CD–Rom is included in the hard copy 

of the application kit which can be 

obtained from the OPHS Office of 

Grants Management, 1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 

20852; 301–594–0758.

Dated: January 14, 2005. 

Alma L. Golden, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population 

Affairs.

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