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To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collections must 

be received by the OMB desk officer at 

the address below, no later than 5 p.m. 

on February 11, 2008. 

OMB Human Resources and Housing 

Branch, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Fax Number: 

(202) 395–6974. 

Dated: January 2, 2008. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E8–154 Filed 1–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Public Comment on the Proposed 

Adoption of ANA Program Policies and 

Procedures 

AGENCY: Administration for Native 

Americans (ANA), Administration for 

Children and Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment on 

the Proposed Adoption of ANA Program 

Policies and Procedures. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 814 of the 

Native American Programs Act of 1974, 

as amended by 42 U.S.C. 2991b–1, the 

Administration for Native Americans 

(ANA) herein describes its proposed 

interpretive rules, general statements of 

policy and rules of agency procedure or 

practice in relation to the Social and 

Economic Development Strategies 

(hereinafter referred to as SEDS), Native 

Language Preservation and Maintenance 

(hereinafter referred to as Native 

Language), Environmental Regulatory 

Enhancement (hereinafter referred to as 

Environmental) programs, 

Environmental Mitigation (hereinafter 

referred to as Mitigation), and Native 

American Healthy Marriage Initiative 

(hereinafter referred to as NAHMI). 

Under the stature, ANA is required to 

provide members of the public an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

changes in interpretive rules, general 

statements of policy, and rules of agency 

procedure or practice and to give notice 

of the final adoption of such changes at 

least 30 days before the changes become 

effective. This notice also provides 

additional information about ANA’s 

plan for administering the programs. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of 

comments is 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Comments in response to 

this notice should be addressed to 

Sheila K. Cooper, Director of Programs 

Operations, Administration for Native 

Americans, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, 

SW., Mail Stop: Aerospace 2-West, 

Washington, DC 20447. Delays may 

occur in mail delivery to Federal offices; 

therefore, a copy of comments should be 

faxed to (202) 690–7441. Comments will 

be available for inspection by members 

of the public at Administration for 

Native Americans, Aerospace Center, 

901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20447. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheila K. Cooper at (877) 922–9262. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

814 of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, requires ANA 

to provide notice of its proposed 

interpretive rules, general statements of 

policy and rules of agency organization, 

procedure or practice. The proposed 

clarifications, modifications, and new 

text will appear in the five ANA FY 

2008 Program Announcements (PA): 

SEDS, Native Language, Environmental, 

NAHMI and Mitigation. This notice 

serves to fulfill this requirement. 

Introduction. This Notice of Public 

Comment (NOPC) addresses two groups 

of changes: 

• Changes made across all program 

areas (Part I of NOPC). These are 

changes to text that is found in each PA 

program area. Therefore, the changes 

cited in Part I apply to all PAs. 

• Changes made to specific program 

areas (Part II of NOPC). ANA has made 

significant changes to the Native 

Language, NAHMI, SEDS and Mitigation 

programs. These changes are outlined in 

Part II. 

1. All program announcements will be 

revised to clarify program and 

application submission requirements for 

the public. These changes appear in the 

following sections: Definitions (Part A 

of NOPC), Funding Restrictions (Part B 

of NOPC), and Evaluation Criteria (Part 

C of NOPC). In addition, language and 

formatting changes have been made to 

various program area PAs in order to 

standardize the PAs across all program 

areas. These document formatting 

changes do not appear in this NOPC 

because the changes do not significantly 

affect or change the intent or meaning 

of the program information. Finally, 

funding restriction information will be 

applicable to all program areas and all 

PAs. 

(A) ANA Administrative Policies: As 

required by Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) appropriations 

acts, all HHS recipients must credit 

HHS/ACF on materials developed using 

ANA funds. Therefore, the following 

bullet has been modified to meet this 

agency requirement to credit HHS/ACF. 

The FY 2008 PA revised 

administrative policy will be: 

All funded applications will be 

reviewed to ensure that the applicant 

has provided a positive statement to 

give credit to HHS/ACF on all materials 

developed using HHS/ACF funds. 

(B) ANA Definitions: ANA has added 

six new definitions and clarified the 

definition of eight words. These new 

and revised definitions are provided for 

areas that applicants have historically 

found difficult to understand, have 

previously prompted numerous 

questions and have created application 

and project development 

inconsistencies. In addition, the 

revisions reflect changes in the 

evaluation criteria for FY 2008 PA. 

(Legal authority: Section 803(a) and (d) 

and 803C of the Native American 

Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 

U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b–3.) 

i. New Definitions: The FY 2008 PA 

includes definitions for the following 

terms: impact, impact evaluation, 

project goal, project period, results and 

benefits, and statement of need. 

The FY 2008 PAs will include these 

new definitions: 

Impact: The change in the physical, 

economic, social, financial, 

governmental, institutional, behavioral, 

language or cultural conditions in a 

community as a result of the ANAfunded project. 

Impact Evaluation: Site visits 

conducted by ANA to provide grantees 

the opportunity to share, through 

qualitative and quantitative information, 

how the project goal and objectives were 

accomplished and how the identified 

community was impacted by the ANAfunded project. 

Project Goal: The specific result or 

purpose expected from the project. The 

project goal specifies what will be 

accomplished over the entire project 

period. The project goal relates to the 

community goal and is achieved 

through the project objectives and 

activities. The project goal should 

directly relate to the statement of need. 

Project Period: The total time for 

which the recipients’ project or program 

is approved for support, including any 

extension, subject to the availability of 

funds, satisfactory progress and a 

determination by HHS that continued 

funding is in the best interest of the 

Government. 

Results and Benefits: Measurement 

descriptions used to track the progress 


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of accomplishing an individual 

objective. The results and benefits must 

directly relate to the objective and the 

activities outlined in the Objective Work 

Plan (OWP) and include target numbers 

used to track the project’s quarterly 

progress. 

Statement of Need: A clear, concise 

and precise description of the nature, 

scope and severity of a problem. A 

statement of need typically identifies 

the specific physical, economic, social, 

financial, governmental, institutional, 

behavioral, language or cultural 

challenges of the community. The 

statement of need is the problem that 

the proposed project will address. 

ii. Revised Definitions: The FY 2008 

PA clarifies definitions for the following 

terms: budget period, completed project, 

impact indicators, in-kind 

contributions, letter of commitment, 

leveraged resources, objective and OWP. 

The FY 2008 PA revised definitions 

will be: 

Budget Period: The interval of time 

into which a project period is divided 

for budgetary and funding purposes, 

and for which a grant is made. A budget 

period usually lasts one year in a multiyear project period. 

Completed Project: A project funded 

by ANA is finished, self-sustaining or 

funded by other than ANA funds and 

the results and outcomes of the funded 

project goal are achieved by the end of 

the project period. 

Impact Indicators: Measurement 

descriptions used to verifY the impact 

or the achievement of the project goal. 

Indicators must be quantifiable and 

documented. Impact indicators include 

target numbers and tracking systems. 

ANA requires three impact indicators 

per project. Impact indicators are 

separate from the results and benefits 

section of the Objective Work Plan 

(OWP). 

In-kind Contributions: In-kind 

contributions are the value of goods 

and/or services that benefit a Federally 

assisted project. In-kind contributions 

are provided without charge to a 

recipient (or sub-recipient or cost-type 

contractor under a grant). Any proposed 

in-kind match must meet the applicable 

requirements found in 45 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 74 and 

Part 92. 

Letter of Commitment: A letter 

documenting the commitment to 

provide cash or in-kind contributions to 

meet the applicant match requirement. 

The letter of commitment may be from 

the applicant or a third-party. The letter 

of commitment must state the dollar 

amount (if applicable), the length of 

time the commitment will be honored 

and the conditions under which the 

organization will support the ANA 

project. If a dollar amount is included, 

the amount must be based on market 

and historical rates charged and paid. 

The in-kind contributions to be 

committed may be human, natural, 

physical or financial, and may include 

other Federal and non-Federal 

resources. 

Leveraged Resources: The non-ANA 

resources acquired during the project 

period that support the project and 

exceed the 20 percent applicant match 

required for ANA grants. Such resources 

may include any natural, financial and 

physical resources available within the 

Tribe, organization or community to 

assist in the successful completion of 

the project. An example would be an 

organization that agrees to provide a 

supportive action, product, service, 

human or financial contribution that 

will add to the potential success of the 

project. 

Objective(s): Specific outcomes or 

results to be achieved within the 

proposed project period that are 

specified in the OWP. Completion of 

objectives must result in specific, 

measurable outcomes that would benefit 

the community and directly contribute 

to the achievement of the stated project 

goals. These measurable outcomes are 

documented in the results and benefits 

section of the OWP. Applicants should 

relate their proposed project objectives 

to outcomes that support the 

community’s long-range goals. Each 

objective should be Specific, 

Measurable, Achievable, Resultsoriented and Time-bound (SMART). 

Objectives are the foundation for the 

OWPs. A project cannot have more than 

three objectives per project period. 

Objectives may last more than ore 

budget period for multi-year projects. 

Objective Work Plan (OWP): The ANA 

form that documents the project plan 

the applicant will use to achieve the 

objectives and produce the results and 

benefits expected for each objective. The 

OWP provides a project goal statement, 

objectives and detailed activities 

proposed for the project and how, when, 

where and by whom the activities will 

be carried out. ANA will require 

separate OWPs for each year of the 

project (the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) No. 0980–0204, expo 12/ 

31/2009). 

(C) ANA Disqualification Factors: In 

order to align to the new OMB format 

for Announcement of Federal Funding, 

ANA is relocating and clarifying the 

long standing Tribal Resolution 

Administrative policy statement. The 

Administrative Policy statement will be 

removed from Section I Funding 

Opportunity Description, ANA 

Administrative Policies to Section III.3 

Disqualification Factors. 

The FY 2008 PA new disqualification 

factor will be: 

Applications, including Tribally 

authorized components and divisions, 

must include a Resolution (a formal 

decision voted on by the official 

governing body) approving the 

application. The Resolution must be 

current, signed, dated and cover the 

entire project period. Applications that 

do not include a complete Resolution 

will be considered non-responsive and 

the application will not be considered 

for competition. 

(D) ANA Funding Restrictions: To 

reduce uncertainty, ANA has clarified 

its funding restriction policies. The first 

three bulleted statements identified 

below provide clarity on program 

project funding overlaps. This change 

ensures that ANA provides project 

funding to the greatest number of needy 

communities. The fourth bulleted 

statement clarifies the realignment of 

ANA goals across all program areas, 

provides clarity on funding restrictions 

applicable to projects submitted with 

critical gaps in the project plan and 

requires significant revisions to the 

OWP, project approach or the 

implementation strategy. The fifth 

bulleted statement restricts funding for 

projects that support Native languages 

that do not have living speakers. This 

restriction ensures that ANA’s limited 

funds preserve and maintain currently 

spoken languages, especially those in 

danger of losing living speakers. It also 

promotes intergenerational 

communication so that speakers, 

generally elders, teach youth. (Legal 

authority: Section 803(a) and (d) and 

803C of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

2991b and 2991b–3.) 

The FY 2008 PA text will be: 

• Projects that allow any one 

community or region to receive a 

disproportionate share of the funds 

available for award. When making 

decisions on grant awards ANA will 

assess and consider whether the 

community or region is already 

receiving funding for a SEDS, Native 

Language or Environmental project from 

ANA. 

• Applicants that submit a project 

that is essentially identical or similar in 

whole or in part, to previously funded 

projects. 

• Projects that are essentially 

identical or similar in whole or in part 

to previously funded projects in the 

same community. 

• Projects that do not further the three 

inter-related ANA goals of economic 

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cultural preservation or are unlikely to 

be successful based on the proposed 

project approach and implementation 

strategy. 

• Projects that seek to revive Native 

languages that do not have any living 

speakers. 

(E) ANA Application Evaluation 

Criteria: In order to clarify for the 

applicant the necessity to provide 

appropriate information under each 

evaluation criteria, ANA has further 

defined application titles, reconfigured 

the assigned criteria weight and 

clarified the text within each criterion to 

avoid duplication of information 

requested. 

i. Titles and Assigned Weight: In the 

FY 2008 PA ANA will adjust the 

weighted scores for all criteria in all 

program areas. The weighted score 

adjustments are made to indicate the 

value of the evaluation criteria and the 

criterion titles are changed to add clarity 

to the focus of the criterion section. 

(Legal authority: Section 803(a) and (d) 

and 803C of the Native American 

Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 

U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b–3.) 

For the FY 2008 ANA Program 

Announcement, the criteria weighted 

scores will be: 

Criterion One—Project Summary (3 

pts.); 

Criterion Two—Need for Assistance 

(18 pts.); 

Criterion Three—Project Approach 

(40 pts.); 

Criterion Four—Organizational 

Capacity (17 pts.); 

Criterion Five—Project Impact/ 

Evaluation (7 pts.); 

Criterion Six—Budget and Budget 

Justification/Cost Effectiveness (15 pts.). 

ii. ANA Evaluation Criteria. 

a. Criterion One—Project Summary: 

The request for an introductory 

summary narrative text will be removed 

from the FY 08 PA because the same 

information is also requested for the 

ANA Project Abstract form. This change 

reduces redundancy in the application 

process. (Legal authority: Section 803(a) 

and (d) and 803C of the Native 

American Programs Act of 1974, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b–

3.) 

The new FY 2008 PA text for 

Criterion One will be: 

Project Summary: This criterion will 

be evaluated to the extent the ANA 

Project Abstract form is present and 

properly completed. The Project 

Abstract provides crucial project 

information in a concise format and is 

used by the independent review panel, 

ANA staff and the Commissioner during 

all phases of the review process. The 

project summary section of the abstract 

focuses on the specific purpose of the 

proposal. The summary must include a 

brief statement of need, the project goal, 

project objectives and impact indicators. 

The Abstract must clearly indicate the 

Priority Area for which the applicant is 

submitting the application for funding 

consideration. 

b. Criterion Two—Need for 

Assistance: Through project evaluations, 

ANA has determined that there are 

several factors in this criterion that are 

critical to project management, 

monitoring, and success. Therefore, in 

the FY 2008 PA this criterion is 

categorized into five subcriteria with 

weighted scores and includes expanded 

instructions to encourage applicants to 

more fully describe each of the critical 

factors. Furthermore, ANA is adding a 

request for a statement of need and a 

project goal. ANA anticipates that these 

inclusions will result in better defined 

project scopes and objectives. (Legal 

authority: Section 803(a) and (d) and 

803C of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

2991b and 2991b–3.) 

The new FY 2008 PA text for the 

Objectives and Need for Assistance 

criterion will be: 

Need for Assistance: This criterion 

will be evaluated to the extent the 

applicant describes the community to be 

served by the project, identifies the 

community goal(s), defines the need, 

describes community involvement and 

relates the project goal to the 

community goal(s). 

• Identification of Community (2 

points): Provide appropriate background 

information on the community to be 

served, including geographic location of 

the project, where the project will be 

administered and a description of the 

community to be served by the project. 

A description of the community can 

include, but is not limited to, the 

following: (1) A description of the 

population segment within the 

community to be served or impacted; (2) 

the size of the community; (3) a 

geographic description or location, 

including the boundaries of the 

community; (4) demographic data on 

the target population; and (5) the 

relationship of the community to any 

larger group or Tribe. 

Applicants from national and regional 

Native organizations must describe their 

organizational membership. Explain 

how the organization serves and 

impacts Native communities. 

• Community Goals (2 points): 

Provide information on the 

community’s long-range goals. 

Information can include, but is not 

limited to, materials such as excerpts 

from a community strategic plan or the 

mission statement of a non-profit 

organization. 

• Statement of Need (3 points): A 

statement of need is a clear, concise and 

precise description of the nature, scope 

and severity of a problem. Create a 

statement of need that identifies the 

specific physical, economic, social, 

financial, governmental, institutional, 

language or cultural challenges of the 

applicant to be addressed by the 

proposed project. 

• Community Involvement (6 points): 

Describe in detail how the community 

to be served was involved in the 

planning process and the origins of the 

project idea. Describe the community 

participation in writing the project 

proposal. Demonstrate and document 

community and/or Tribal government 

support for the project. Discuss the 

relationship of any non-ANA-funded 

activities supportive of the project. 

Documented support is a critical 

element of this evaluation criterion and 

includes, but is not limited to, materials 

such as letters of support, testimonials 

and community meeting minutes. 

• Project Goal (5 points): Introduce 

the project goal and briefly state the 

project objective(s). The project goal is 

the specific result or purpose expected 

to be accomplished over the entire 

project period. The project goal should 

directly relate to the statement of need 

and an identified community goal. 

c. Criterion Three—Project Approach: 

The FY 2008 PA criterion is organized 

into four subcriteria with respective 

weighted scores to identify critical 

factors in project implementation, 

management, monitoring, and leading to 

overall project success. The OWP 

instructions will be clearly separate 

from the project strategy. Descriptions 

for both contingency plans and 

sustainability plans will be expanded. 

ANA will limit the number of objectives 

to a maximum of three per project 

period. Finally, as a result of project 

monitoring and evaluation reviews, 

ANA is limiting the number of 

objectives for each project to three. This 

change will allow applicants to focus on 

the activities that are necessary to meet 

the project goal and objectives. (Legal 

authority: Section 803(a) and (d) and 

803C of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

2991b and 2991b–3.) 

The Criterion Three text in the FY 

2008 PA will be: 

Project Approach: This criterion will 

be evaluated to the extent the applicant 

includes a narrative that addresses the 

project strategy, the challenges and 

contingency plan, the sustainability 

plan, and the ANA OWP form. 


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• Project Strategy (10 points): Present 

a narrative on the project strategy and 

implementation plan for the entire 

project period. Be clear and concise. 

Provide a clear relationship between the 

proposed project goal and the project 

objectives. Discuss how the project 

objectives will support and assist the 

achievement of the project goal. Discuss 

how the project goal will support and 

assist the achievement of the 

community’s long-range goals. 

(NOTE: for SEDS projects only) If 

relevant to the project, applicants must 

provide a Business Plan as an 

attachment. 

Project Challenges and Contingency 

Planning (5 points): Based on ANA’s 

project funding history and information 

gathered from project impact 

evaluations, ANA has determined that 

all projects encounter challenges and 

therefore need to have a contingency 

plan should a significant challenge 

arise. Challenges can arise because 

applicants make assumptions about 

critical events, conditions and/or 

decisions outside of the control of 

project management. The applicant 

needs to identify challenges that may 

arise during the project’s initial start-up 

and throughout the project period. 

Consider such challenges as difficulty 

hiring and retaining key staff, difficulty 

recruiting community members and/or 

volunteers for project activities, 

difficulty recruiting target audience 

(e.g., students, children, elders), 

difficulty securing agreed upon support 

from partners to provide services/ 

funding, planning shortfalls, possible 

disruption of the project timeline due to 

Tribal elections and difficulty securing 

permits or licensing from government 

entities. Identify potential challenges 

and explain the contingency plan that 

will be implemented to overcome those 

challenges. The contingency plan 

should ensure that the project will be 

successfully completed within the 

proposed funded timeframe. 

• Sustainability Plan (5 points). 

Establish whether the project will be 

completed, self-sustaining, or funded by 

other than ANA funds at the end of the 

project period. If the project is to be 

completed, explain why the project does 

not need to continue. For projects that 

are expected to continue after ANA 

funding has expired, present the vision 

showing how this project will be 

sustained. For example, explain how a 

self-sustaining project will generate 

sufficient funds to continue. 

• Objective Work Plan (20 points). 

The ANA OWP form is the blueprint for 

the project. The OWP provides detailed 

descriptions of the project goal, the 

project objectives, supporting activities 

and the results and benefits to be 

expected. It provides the what, how, 

when, where, and by whom of the 

project. As such, it is a stand alone 

document that should provide sufficient 

information for an application reviewer, 

ANA staff or a project manager to 

understand the project and how it will 

be implemented. The OWP is the basis 

for reporting on the project. 

A project cannot exceed three 

objectives per project period. Complete 

an ANA OWP form for each objective 

per budget period. Some objectives will 

require more than one form, especially 

if submitting an electronic application. 

In addition, some objectives may last 

more than one budget period. Ensure 

the objective is correctly stated in the 

OWP, the project narrative and on the 

ANA Abstract form. 

The objective statement should 

contain the following basic elements: 

What will be accomplished during the 

project period and when it will be 

accomplished. Each objective should be 

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, 

Results-oriented and Time-bound 

(SMART). 

For each objective, list activities that 

provide a road map to achieve the 

objective. Each activity is a step in the 

logical progression of the project. 

Include specific and significant 

activities (e.g., hiring staff developing 

first draft), ongoing activities (e.g., 

meetings and classes), the submission of 

required ANA reports and attendance at 

ANA post-award training. Especially 

useful are activities that show progress 

and/or results on a quarterly basis. 

Explain how the activities outlined in 

the OWP will lead to the successful 

achievement of the project objectives 

and goal. 

Identify the position responsible for 

the completion of each activity by 

identifying the title(s) of the salaried 

project staff person(s). Identify time 

periods that are realistic to complete 

each activity. Use elapsed times from 

the start of the project (e.g., month 1, 

month 2) rather than absolute dates. 

September 30 is the start date for each 

budget period. Identify the non-salary 

personnel hours, including non-salaried 

contributors (paid or in-kind) to the 

project. List hours according to who is 

providing them (e.g., Committee 

person—10 hours; ABC Consultant—5 

hours). Provide supporting 

documentation for the hours listed in 

this column. If applying on http:// 

www.grants.gov, be aware that each 

objective is limited to eight activities on 

the OWP form. Furthermore, each 

section has a limitation on the number 

of characters (i.e., 180) that are allowed. 

The results and benefits section of the 

OWP is used to track the progress of 

accomplishing an individual objective. 

The results and benefits must directly 

relate to the activities that support the 

accomplishment of an objective in the 

OWP. The results and benefits are used 

to monitor the project’s quarterly 

progress and must include target 

numbers. The criteria for evaluating the 

results and benefits expected are of the 

applicant’s choosing and need to be 

documented and verifiable. 

d. Criterion Four—Organizational 

Capacity: The FY 2008 PA criterion will 

be organized into two subcriteria with 

weighted scores and expanded 

instructions to identify factors related to 

organizational capacity (management 

structure, administrative structure and 

financial competence) and project 

staffing, which are critical to project 

success. Additional information on the 

staffing pattern will ensure applicants 

consider the time to hire, qualifications 

needed and requisite staff 

responsibilities. ANA has determined 

that difficulty achieving target dates for 

hiring often results in the need for 

budget modifications and project 

extensions or results in the inability to 

meet the project’s objectives and goal. 

(Legal authority: Section 803(a) and (d) 

and 803C of the Native American 

Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 

U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b–3.) 

The FY 2008 Criterion Four text will 

be: 

Organizational Capacity: This 

criterion will be evaluated to the extent 

the applicant demonstrates their 

organizational capacity and ability to 

staff and implement the proposed 

project. 

• Organizational Capacity (12 

points): Provide information on the 

management structure of the applicant 

such as personnel and financial 

policies. Describe the administrative 

structure of the applicant and the 

systems to track the funding and 

progress of the project. Demonstrate the 

applicant’s capacity and ability to 

administer and implement a project of 

the proposed scope. Include an 

organizational chart that indicates 

where the ANA project will fit in the 

existing administrative structure. 

List all sources of Federal funding the 

applicant currently oversees. Include 

information on the funding agency, 

purpose of the funding and amount. 

Provide the most recent certified signed 

audit letter for the organization. If the 

applicant has audit exceptions, these 

issues should be discussed within this 

criterion, detailing any steps taken to 

overcome the exceptions. 


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Applicants are required to affirm that 

they will credit ANA and reference the 

ANA-funded project on any audio, 

video and/or printed materials 

developed in whole or in part with ANA 

funds. 

A consortium applicant must identify 

the consortium membership and 

describe roles and responsibilities of 

each member in relation to the proposed 

project. One member of the consortium 

must be the recipient of the ANA funds. 

A consortium applicant must be an 

eligible entity as defined by this 

program announcement and the ANA 

regulations. Include documentation 

signed by the membership supporting 

the ANA application. ANA will not 

fund activities by a consortium of Tribes 

that duplicate activities for which 

member Tribes also receive funding 

from ANA. Include a copy of the 

consortia legal agreement or memoranda 

of agreement. 

List all of the applicant’s partners that 

will be providing support to the 

project’s implementation. Include 

information on the current 

organizational relationship between the 

applicant and the partner. The 

experience and expertise of these 

partners must align with the activities 

stated in the OWP that they will be 

supporting. This information should 

state the nature, amount and conditions 

under which another agency, 

organization or individual will support 

a project funded by ANA. 

• Project Staffing Plan (5 points): 

Provide staffing and position data that 

includes a proposed staffing pattern for 

the project. Describe the process and 

general timeframe to hire staff (such as 

advertising or recruiting from within the 

community). Explain how the current 

and future staff will manage the 

proposed project. Full project position 

descriptions are required to be 

submitted as an attachment. Brief 

biographies and/or resumes of identified 

key positions or individuals will be 

included as an attachment. Project 

positions discussed in this section must 

match the positions identified in the 

OWP and in the itemized budget. 

NOTE: Applicants are strongly 

encouraged to give preference to 

qualified Native Americans, in 

accordance with applicable laws, in 

hiring project staff and in contracting 

services under an approved ANA grant. 

(In the last statement, ANA is clarifying 

the suggested hiring preference for 

Native Americans for ANA-funded 

projects (42 V.S.C. 2991b–2(c)(6)). 

e. Criterion Five—Project Impact/ 

Evaluation: The FY 2008 PA criterion 

text will focus on impact indicators and 

remove results and benefits expected. 

Furthermore, the number of required 

impact indicators is reduced from five 

to three and the list of possible impact 

indicators has been removed. ANA 

anticipates that these changes and the 

revised description of impact indicators 

will result in the selection and tracking 

of project-specific, applicant-selected 

impact indicators. (Legal authority: 

Section 803(a) and (d) and 803C of the 

Native American Programs Act of 1974, 

as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 

2991b–3.) 

The FY 2008 PA Criterion text will be: 

Project Impact/Evaluation: This 

criterion will be evaluated to the extent 

the applicant addresses the relationship 

between the project goal and the impact 

indicators. 

ANA conducts on-site community 

impact evaluations during the last 

quarter of the project period Impact 

evaluations provide grantees the 

opportunity to share, through 

qualitative and quantitative information, 

how the project goal and objectives were 

accomplished and how the identified 

community was impacted by the ANAfunded project. This information is then 

submitted in an annual report to 

Congress. 

Impact Indicators (7 points): Impact 

indicators are measurement descriptions 

used to verify the achievement of the 

project goal and are separate and 

distinct from the results and benefits 

section of the OWP. ANA uses impact 

indicators to determine if a grantee has 

achieved the expected project goal. 

Impact is defined as the change in 

physical, economic, social, financial, 

governmental, institutional, behavioral, 

language or cultural conditions as a 

result of the project. 

Each applicant must submit three 

impact indicators. Two of the three 

project indicators are standard and 

required across all ANA programs and 

the third is directly related to the project 

goal. The required, standard ANA 

impact indicators are (1) the number of 

partnerships formed and (2) the amount 

of leveraged resources (see Definitions). 

The third required impact indicator is 

used to track the success of the project 

in achieving the project goal and is 

developed by the applicant. Discuss 

how this impact indicator relates to the 

project goal. For each impact indicator 

submitted provide a system to track the 

indicator and a target number. Explain 

the rationale used to choose the target 

number. Impact indicators are tracked 

throughout the grant and are reported 

quarterly. 

f. Criterion Six—Budget and Budget 

Justification/Cost Effectiveness: The FY 

2008 PA criterion is organized into two 

subcriteria with weighted scores and 

expanded instructions. The purpose of 

assigning weighted scores for both the 

budget and the budget justification is to 

provide clarity and to emphasize the 

importance and need to submit itemized 

line-item budgets separately from 

budget justifications. It is ANA’s 

experience that separate documents are 

essential for review and monitoring of 

projects. Furthermore, the budget 

justification and cost effectiveness 

components have been consolidated to 

emphasize the relationship between the 

cost justification and cost 

reasonableness. (Legal authority: section 

803(a) and (d) and 803C of the Native 

American Programs Act of 1974, as 

amended, 42 V.S.C. 2991b and 2991 b–

3.) 

The FY 2008 PA Criterion text is: 

Budget and Budget Justification/Cost 

Effectiveness: This criterion will be 

evaluated to the extent the applicant 

provides information on the Federal 

funds request, applicant match 

requirement, and reasonableness of 

costs. ANA requires applicants to 

submit an itemized budget for the costs 

associated with the successful 

accomplishment of the project 

objectives and goal. The budget must 

include estimated costs, a budget 

justification and information on cost 

effectiveness. 

• Budget (5 points): Submit itemized 

budgets that list the Federal request and 

applicant match requirement. An 

itemized budget must be submitted for 

each budget period. These budgets 

should align with each Object Class 

Category listed under section B-Budget 

Categories of the Budget InformationNon Construction Programs on the SF–

424A form. These sections are explained 

in section II of this program 

announcement. 

The following is important to 

consider when preparing the budget: 

personnel costs should reflect the time 

needed to hire staff, if key personnel 

need to be hired and the hiring process 

is two months, then calculate the salary 

based on ten months, rather than 

twelve; include travel expenses for the 

chief financial officer and project 

director to attend a regional ANA postaward training; include local travel (e.g., 

mileage for local meetings) in the Other 

budget category, not in the Travel 

budget category. 

• Budget Justification/Cost 

Effectiveness (10 points): Submit 

justification narratives that support and 

align with the Federal request and 

applicant match requirement. The 

justification should identify how the 

calculations for each of the line-items 

were developed and explain how they 

are important to the project. Include the 


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necessary details to facilitate the 

determination of allowable costs and the 

relevance of these costs to the proposed 

project. 

Demonstrate cost effectiveness of the 

budget by explaining why this project 

and associated costs are an effective use 

of ANA resources. Indicate how the 

proposed budget aligns with regional 

costs and why funding is necessary to 

resolve the statement of need Identify 

source or include documentation of 

price quotations, where possible. 

Identify the source of the required 

applicant match and provide 

documentation in the form of letters of 

commitment (see Definitions). 

Submit a copy of the current Indirect 

Cost Rate Agreement (see Uniform 

Project Description definitions) in order 

to charge or otherwise seek credit for 

indirect costs. The agreement must have 

all costs broken down by category so 

ANA reviewers can be certain that no 

budgeted line-items are included in the 

indirect cost pool. Applicants that do 

not submit a current Indirect Cost Rate 

Agreement may not be able to claim the 

allowable cost, may have the grant 

award amount reduced, or may 

experience a delay in the grant award. 

• (NOTE: For SEDS projects only) For 

business development projects, 

demonstrate that the expected return on 

the ANA funds used to develop the 

project will provide a reasonable 

operating income and investment return 

within a specified time period If a 

profit-making venture is being 

proposed, profits must be reinvested in 

the business in order to decrease or 

eliminate ANA’s future participation. 

Such revenue must be reported as 

general program income. A decision 

will be made at the time of the grant 

award regarding appropriate use of 

program income (see 45 CFR Part 74 and 

Part 92). 

II. ANA FY 2008 Program Specific 

Changes. ANA FY 2008 PAs for the 

Native Language Program; NAHMI, 

SEDS, and Mitigation include changes 

specific to those programs. Changes are 

found throughout the PA and are 

identified below for each specific 

program. 

(A) ANA Native Language: Changes to 

the Native Languages program area 

description, definitions, and priority 

area descriptions reflect the addition of 

Category IV: Native Language 

Immersion Projects to include the Esther 

Martinez Native American Languages 

Preservation Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–

394). Each one of ANA’s language 

categories builds on the other. Language 

Category IV is the logical next step in 

the process of cultural preservation 

through the implementation of language 

immersion programs. (Legal authority: 

Section 803(a) and (d) and 803C of the 

Native American Programs Act of 1974, 

as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 

2991b–3 and Pub. L. 109–394.) 

i. Executive Summary 

The FY 2008 PA Executive Summary 

will be: 

The Administration for Native 

Americans (ANA), within the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF), announces the 

availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 

funds for new community-based 

activities under ANA’s Native Language 

Preservation and Maintenance program 

area. Financial assistance is provided 

using a competitive process in 

accordance with the Native American 

Programs Act of 1974, and the Esther 

Martinez Native American Languages 

Preservation Act of 2006. ANA provides 

financial assistance to eligible 

applicants for the purpose of assisting 

Native Americans in assuring the 

survival and continuing vitality of their 

languages. Grants are provided under 

the following four categories: Category 

I—Native Language Assessment grants 

are used to conduct the assessment 

needed to identify the current status of 

the Native American language(s) to be 

addressed; Category II—Native 

Language Project Planning grants are 

used to plan a language project; 

Category III—Native Language Project 

Implementation grants are used to 

implement a preservation language 

project that will contribute to the 

achievement of the community’s longrange language goal(s); and Category 

IV—Native Language Immersion Project 

grants are only used for immersion 

projects with language nests and 

language survival schools in accordance 

with Public Law 109–394. 

ii. Funding Opportunity Description: 

The following statements will be 

added in the FY 2008 PA: 

(To Legislative Authority) Esther 

Martinez Native American Languages 

Preservation Act of 2006, Public Law 

109–394 

(To Funding Opportunity Description, 

after the first paragraph) In 2006, 

Congress passed the Esther Martinez 

Native American Language Preservation 

Act of 2006, Public Law 109–394. The 

law amends the Native American 

Programs Act of 1974 to provide for the 

revitalization of Native American 

languages through Native American 

language immersion programs, and for 

other purposes. 

(To Funding Opportunity Description, 

1st sentence) For Category IV projects, 

applicants must abide by the parameters 

established by Public Law 109–394. 

iii. The FY 2008 PA will be amended 

to include the following statement prior 

to the Category One description: 

Please note that this announcement is 

divided into four priority areas. The first 

priority area is Category I—Native 

Language Assessment; the second 

priority area is Category II—Native 

Language Project Planning; the third 

priority area is Category III—Native 

Language Project Implementation; and 

the fourth priority area is Category IV—

Native Language Immersion Project. 

Information on each priority area 

immediately follows section VIII of the 

preceding program area. The Standard 

Form (SF) 424 and ANA Project 

Abstract form must clearly indicate the 

correct priority area category (I, II, III or 

IV). An applicant cannot apply for more 

than one category. 

iv. ANA added definitions in order to 

clarify Category IV. 

The FY 2008 Native Language PA 

includes these definitions: 

Language Nests as defined by Public 

Law 109–394: Site-based educational 

programs that provide Native language 

instruction and child care through the 

use of a Native American language for 

at least 10 children under the age of 7 

for an average of at least 500 hours per 

year per student, provide classes in a 

Native American language for parents 

(or legal guardians) of students enrolled 

in a Native American language nest 

(including Native American languagespeaking parents) and ensure that a 

Native American language is the 

dominant medium of instruction in the 

Native American language nest. 

Language Survival Schools as defined 

by Public Law 109–394: Site-based 

educational programs for school age 

students that provide an average of at 

least 500 hours of Native language 

instruction through the use of 1 or more 

Native American language for at least 15 

students for whom a Native American 

language survival school is their 

principal place of instruction, develop 

instructional courses and materials for 

learning Native American languages and 

for instruction through the use of Native 

American languages, provide for teacher 

training, work toward a goal of all 

students achieving fluency in a Native 

American language and academic 

proficiency in mathematics, reading (or 

language arts) and science and are 

located in areas that have high numbers 

or percentages of Native American 

students. 

v. The descriptions for Native 

Language Categories I, II and III will be 

revised and Category IV will be added. 

a. Category I—Native Language 

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The FY 2008 PA Category I program 

area of interest will be: 

A project that compiles, collects and 

organizes Native language data in order 

to have a current description of the 

community’s language status obtained 

through a ‘‘formal’’ method (e.g., work 

performed by a linguist and/or a 

language survey conducted by 

community members) or an ‘‘informal 

method’’ (e.g., a community consensus 

of the language status based on elders, 

Tribal scholars, and/or other community 

members). 

b. Category II—Native Language 

Project Planning 

The FY 2008 PA Category II 

description will be: 

The purpose of a Category II—Native 

Language Planning Project is to 

encourage Tribes and Native 

organizations to plan and design Native 

language projects. Applicants are 

encouraged to develop a project that 

results in a comprehensive plan to 

preserve the Native language that uses 

current community language assessment 

data, reviews innovative methods that 

bring older and younger Native 

Americans together to teach and learn 

the language, and considers all essential 

elements needed to sustain and 

implement a language project. Category 

II—Planning Projects are for planning 

and design only and do not include 

activities that call for direct language 

learning or instruction. Program areas of 

interest include: 

• Projects to plan and design Master/ 

Apprentice programs; 

• Projects to plan and design a 

comprehensive Native language 

immersion programs for a language nest 

or survival school; 

• Projects that plan, design, and test 

curriculum for students, parents and 

language instructors; 

• Projects that plan and design 

teaching materials; 

• Projects that plan and design multimedia language learning tools; 

• Projects that plan and design a 

teacher certification program. 

c. Category III—Native Language 

Project Implementation 

The FY 2008 Category III description 

will be: 

The purpose of Category III grants is 

to provide support to Tribes and Native 

organizations in the implementation of 

a Native language project to achieve the 

community’s long-range language 

goal(s). Program areas of interest under 

Category III include: 

• Projects to produce and disseminate 

culturally relevant printed stories for 

children, on mental and physical 

disabilities, using the Native language of 

the community; 

• Projects to facilitate and encourage 

inter-generational teaching of Native 

American language skills; 

• Projects to train teachers, 

interpreters or translators of Native 

languages; 

• Projects to disseminate culturally 

relevant materials to be used to teach 

and enhance the use of Native American 

languages; 

• Projects to implement an 

immersion, mentor or distance learning 

model; 

• Projects to produce, distribute or 

participate in television, radio or other 

media forms to broadcast Native 

languages; 

• Projects to compile, transcribe and 

perform analysis of oral testimony; 

• Projects to implement an 

educational site-based immersion 

project. 

d. Category IV—Native Language 

Immersion Projects 

The FY 2008 Category IV description 

will be: 

The purpose of Category IV grants is 

to fund Native American Language 

Immersion projects. The only program 

areas of interest funded under this 

priority area are immersion projects for 

language nests or for language survival 

schools. 

The program area of interest for a 

Category IV language nest project as 

defined by statute are site-based 

educational programs that—

Æ provide Native language instruction 

and child care through the use of a 

Native American language for at least 10 

children under the age of 7 for an 

average of at least 500 hours per year 

per student, provide classes in a Native 

American language for parents (or legal 

guardians) of students enrolled in a 

Native American language nest 

(including Native American languagespeaking parents) and ensure that a 

Native American language is the 

dominant medium of instruction in the 

Native American language nest. 

The program area of interest for a 

Category IV language survival school as 

defined by statute are site-based 

educational programs for school-age 

students that—

Æ provide an average of at least 500 

hours of Native language instruction 

through the use of 1 or more Native 

American language for at least 15 

students for whom a Native American 

language survival school is their 

principal place of instruction, develop 

instructional courses and materials for 

learning Native American languages and 

for instruction through the use of Native 

American languages, provide for teacher 

training, work toward a goal of all 

students achieving fluency in a Native 

American language and academic 

proficiency in mathematics, reading (or 

language arts) and science and are 

located in areas that have high numbers 

or percentages of Native American 

students. 

vi. Evaluation Criteria. In addition to 

the newly developed evaluation criteria 

presented in Part I. C. of this NOPC, 

additional information requests for the 

Native Language program have been 

added. The additional information 

reflects the priority area-specific 

information that is necessary for project 

review and administration. (Legal 

authority: Section 803(a) and (d) and 

803C of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

2991b and 2991b–3 and Public Law 

109–394.) 

a. Category I—Native Language 

Assessment 

The FY 2008 PA will include the 

following statement in Criterion Two—

Need for Assistance, Identification of 

Community: 

Describe the known status of the 

Native American language(s) in the 

community. Indicate how many known 

speakers of the language(s) are in the 

community. 

b. Category II—Native Language 

Planning 

The FY 2008 PA will include the 

following in Criterion Two—Need for 

Assistance, Identification of 

Community: 

Describe the current status of the 

Native American language to be 

addressed in this planning project. 

Current status is defined as data 

compiled within the previous 36 

months. The description of the current 

status minimally includes the following 

information: Age, gender and number of 

speakers; level(s) of fluency; number of 

first language speakers, number of 

second language speakers, and level of 

fluency; where Native language is used, 

e.g., home, court system, religious 

ceremonies, church, media, school, 

governance and cultural activities; rate 

of language loss or gain; and the source 

of data (formal and/or informal). 

Fully describe existing community 

language programs and projects, if any, 

in support of the Native American 

language to be addressed by the ANA 

project. If the applicant has never had 

a language program, include a detailed 

explanation of what barriers or 

circumstances prevented the 

establishment of a community language 

program. 

c. Category III—Native Language 

Implementation 

The FY 2008 PA will include the 

following in Criterion Two—Need for 


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Assistance, Identification of 

Community: 

Describe the current status of the 

Native American language to be 

addressed in this project. Current status 

is defined as data compiled within the 

previous 36 months. The description of 

the current status minimally includes 

the following information: Age, gender 

and number of speakers; level(s) of 

fluency; number of first language 

speakers, number of second language 

speakers, and level of fluency; where 

Native language is used, e.g., home, 

court system, religious ceremonies, 

church, media, school, governance and 

cultural activities; rate of language loss 

or gain; and the source of data (formal 

and/or informal). 

Describe existing community 

language programs and projects, if any, 

in support of the Native American 

language to be addressed by the ANA 

project. If the applicant has never had 

a language program, include a detailed 

explanation of what barriers or 

circumstances prevented the 

establishment of a community language 

program. 

The FY 2008 PA will include the 

following in Criterion—Three 

Approach, Project Strategy: 

Include a brief description of how the 

project will determine effective 

language growth has occurred in the 

community. 

Describe how the project’s 

methodology, research data, outcomes, 

or other products can be shared and 

modified for use by other Tribes or 

Native communities. If this is not 

feasible or is culturally inappropriate, 

provide the reasons. The goal is to 

provide opportunities to ensure the 

survival and continuing vitality of 

Native languages. 

Describe how the products of the 

project will be preserved through 

archival or other culturally appropriate 

methods, for the benefit of future 

generations. Native language projects 

that produce audio or print media will 

now include a stipulation that a copy of 

the products will be provided to ANA 

for the Language Repository. Federally 

recognized Tribes are exempt from this 

stipulation and may choose not to 

submit project products. 

d. Category IV—Language Immersion 

Projects 

The FY 2008 PA will include the 

following in Criterion Two—Need for 

Assistance, Identification of 

Community: 

Describe the current status of the 

Native American language to be 

addressed in this project. Current status 

is defined as data compiled within the 

previous 36 months. 

The FY 2008 PA will include the 

following in Criterion Three—

Approach, Project Strategy: 

Fully describe the existing Native 

language program(s), and include the 

following: (1) The program goals; (2) the 

number of program participants; (3) the 

number of speakers; (4) the age range of 

participants (e.g., 0–5, 6–10, 11–18); (5) 

the number of language teachers; (6) the 

criteria used to acknowledge 

competency of language teachers; (7) the 

resources available to the applicant (e.g., 

valid grammars, dictionaries and 

orthographies) or describe other suitable 

resources; and (8) the program 

achievements. 

The FY 2008 PA will include the 

following in Criterion Four—

Organizational Capacity, Organizational 

Capacity: 

For language nest projects, the 

applicant shall provide information on 

the capacity of the organization to 

provide instruction and child care for at 

least 10 children under the age of 7 for 

an average of at least 500 hours per year 

per student. The applicant shall also 

provide information on the capacity of 

the applicant to provide classes to the 

parents of the students in the language 

nest. 

For a language survival school project, 

the applicant shall provide information 

on the capacity of the organization to 

provide an average of at least 500 hours 

of instruction through the use of 1 or 

more Native American languages for at 

least 15 students. Information must 

include a certification by the applicant 

that the applicant has not less than 3 

years of experience in operating and 

administering a Native American 

language survival school, a Native 

American language nest or any other 

educational program in which 

instruction is conducted in a Native 

American language. Certification should 

include at least 3 years of accreditation 

by the State or Tribe to teach the Native 

American language to the relevant age 

group. 

vii. Funding Thresholds. The new FY 

2008 priority area will revise the 

funding thresholds for each language 

category, which reflects ANA 

availability for funds in this program 

area. (Legal authority: Section 803(a) 

and (d) and 803C of the Native 

American Programs Act of 1974, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b–

3 and Public Law 109–394.) 

viii. Project Periods: The new FY 2008 

Native Language categories will have 

specific project periods. Category I will 

be a 12-month project period; Category 

II will be a 12- or 24-month project 

period; Category III will be a 12-, 24-, or 

36-month project; and Category IV will 

be 36-month-only project period. These 

project periods allow ANA to fund the 

greatest number of projects while still 

allowing ample time for projects in each 

category to be completed. (Legal 

authority: Section 803(a) and (d) and 

803C of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

2991b and 2991b–3 and Public Law 

109–394.) 

ix. Forms, Assurances, and 

Certifications. The additional 

certification requirement was added to 

comply with the Esther Martinez Native 

American Languages Preservation Act of 

2006. (Legal authority: Section 803(a) 

and (d) and 803C of the Native 

American Programs Act of 1974, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b-3 

and Public Law 109–394.) 

The FY 2008 PA Category IV—

Language Immersion will include an 

additional requirement: 

For applicants applying as a Category 

IV Native American language survival 

school, submit the following 

certification: 

• A certification that the applicant 

has operated and administered a Native 

American language survival school, a 

Native American language nest, or any 

other educational program in which 

instruction is conducted in a Native 

American language for at least 3 years. 

Certification may include accreditation 

from the applicant’s State and/or Tribe. 

(B) ANA NAHMI: The FY 2008 PA 

includes two priority areas, specifically 

Category I—NAHMI Project Planning 

and Category II—NAHMI Project 

Implementation. The division of the 

NAHMI program area into two priority 

areas will make developing project 

proposals more feasible for applicants 

and executing projects more manageable 

for grantees. It also will lead to reduced 

project periods, thus reducing the 

challenges of long-term budget 

requirements and grant administration. 

ANA anticipates that these changes will 

increase applications under this 

program area. Category II includes 

additional program areas of interest, 

specifically projects that target fathers 

and absentee parents. These areas of 

interest were included because they 

have a direct impact on child welfare. 

(Legal authority: Section 803(a) and (d) 

and 803C of the Native American 

Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 

U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b–3.) 

i. Executive Summary 

a. In the first paragraph the FY 2008 

PA will state: * * * funds for projects 

that plan for and implement approaches 

to improve * * * and strengthening 

families (including absentee parent 

activities) in Native American 

communities. 


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b. The FY 2008 PA text, beginning 

with the third paragraph which focuses 

on NAHMI, will be: 

The Native American Healthy 

Marriage Initiative (NAHMI) is a 

component of the ACF HMI (Healthy 

Marriage Initiative) and specifically 

promotes planning and implementing 

culturally competent strategies for 

fostering healthy marriages, responsible 

fatherhood and child well-being to 

strengthen families within the Native 

American Community. 

ANA believes a focused strategy is 

needed to support the Native American 

Community because of the unique 

experiences of the Native American 

population, and there is a clear link 

between healthy marriage and child 

wellbeing. The NAHMI-focused strategy 

includes three components: (1) 

Education and Communication; (2) the 

Creation and Enhancement of 

Collaborations and Partnerships; and (3) 

Identifying Resources. 

The goal of NAHMI is to increase the 

percentage of youth and young adults 

who have the skills and knowledge to 

make informed decisions about healthy 

relationships, including skills that can 

help them eventually form and sustain 

a healthy marriage; increase the 

percentage of couples who are equipped 

with the skills and knowledge necessary 

to form and sustain healthy marriages; 

increase the percentage of Native 

American children who are raised by 

two parents in a healthy marriage 

environment that is also free of 

domestic violence; increase the 

percentage of involvement by absentee 

parents in the lives of their children; 

increase public awareness in Native 

American communities about the value 

of healthy marriages and responsible 

fatherhood; and encourage and support 

research on Native American healthy 

marriages and healthy marriage 

education. 

ii. Funding Opportunity Description 

The FY 2008 PA will be: 

This program area seeks to fund 

projects that engage in the planning and 

implementation of approaches to 

remove barriers to forming lasting 

families and healthy marriages in Native 

communities. The announcement is 

divided into two priority areas. The first 

priority area is Category I—Improving 

the Well-Being of Children/Native 

American Healthy Marriage Initiative 

Project Planning. Projects funded under 

Category I of this announcement will 

include activities that design and engage 

in a community-based planning process 

that identifies barriers to forming 

healthy marriages (including Traditional 

Native American marriages); assesses 

the need and interest of the community 

to participate in a NAHMI project; 

assesses existing absentee parenting 

programs; identifies strategies to 

implement a NAHMI project and 

develops projects that are designed to 

reduce or eliminate the challenges and 

barriers identified by the community. 

The second priority area is Category II—

Improving the Well-Being of Children/ 

Native American Healthy Marriage 

Initiative Project Implementation. 

Projects funded under Category II of this 

announcement will include activities 

that provide community resources such 

as marriage education/enrichment 

training; pre-marital education; 

relationship skills education on 

communication, conflict resolution, and 

commitment; and other support 

activities such as family outings, family 

strengthening groups, and weekend premarital/marital education retreats. 

iii. The FY 2008 PA will be amended 

to include the following statement prior 

to the priority one description: 

Please note that this announcement is 

divided into two priority areas. The first 

priority area is Category I–Improving the 

Well-Being of Children/Native 

American Healthy Marriage Initiative 

Project Planning and the second priority 

area is Category II–Improving the WellBeing of Children/Native American 

Healthy Marriage Initiative Project 

Implementation. The second priority 

information immediately follows 

section VIII of priority area one. 

Applicants may submit under either 

Priority Area I or Priority Area II but not 

both priority areas. The Standard Form 

(SF) 424 and ANA Project Abstract form 

must clearly indicate the correct priority 

area. 

iv. Definitions. The definition for 

Domestic Violence Protocol (DVP) will 

be added and the definition for logic 

model will be removed. These changes 

correspond to changes in the evaluation 

criteria. A DVP is required to be 

developed in Category I and is required 

for Category II. (Legal authority: Section 

803(a) and (d) and 803C of the Native 

American Programs Act of 1974, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991 b and 2991 b–

3.) 

The FY 2008 PA will include one new 

definition: 

Domestic Violence Protocol: A 

protocol that describes how you will 

respond to domestic violence issues. 

Key components of a domestic violence 

protocol include key project partners, 

program description, mission of the 

healthy marriage project, scope and 

purpose of protocol, underlying 

principles and shared values, list of 

domestic violence shelters, definition of 

domestic violence, screening and 

assessment procedures, responding to 

disclosure of abuse procedures, 

confidentiality, training, and evaluation 

of protocol. For more information, 

please visit the ANA Web site at 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana/ 

programs/NAHMI/ 

NAHMI_domestic_violence.html. 

v. The FY 2008 PA will include two 

priority areas, Category I—Project 

Planning and Category II—Project 

Implementation. Communities have 

requested additional time to plan and 

develop community partners for 

comprehensive healthy marriage and 

fatherhood projects. Therefore, ANA has 

created two priority areas; planning and 

implementation, to allow communities 

the opportunity to apply for shorter 

project periods and to focus on planning 

activities that will ensure successful 

future NAHMI projects. The FY 2008 PA 

for Category II revises the number of 

required program areas of interest from 

three to at least one. (Legal authority: 

Section 803(a) and (d) and 803C of the 

Native American Programs Act of 1974, 

as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 

2991b–3.) 

a. The FY 2008 PA will include the 

following Priority Area 1 description: 

Priority Area 1: Category I—

Improving the Well-Being of Children/ 

Native American Healthy Marriage 

Initiative Project Planning 

Description 

The purpose of a Category I planning 

project is to engage in a communitybased planning process that assesses the 

current status of available resources and 

barriers to marriage and child wellbeing within an established Native 

community. Applicants are encouraged 

to develop a project that results in a 

comprehensive NAHMI plan that 

includes a community assessment of the 

challenges and barriers that negatively 

impact marriages, parenting, child wellbeing, and families within Native 

American communities; identifies 

resources and partnerships; and 

develops a strategy to help sustain 

healthy marriages and responsible 

fatherhood within Native American 

communities. Category I—Project 

Planning is for planning and design 

only. Program areas of interest include: 

• Projects that develop a plan to 

provide youth education in high 

schools, youth organizations, and 

community centers on the value of 

healthy marriages and responsible 

fatherhood. This can include education 

on relationship conflict resolution, 

communication, and commitment, as 

long as it is done in the context of 

promoting healthy marriage. Projects 

should use a pre-marital education or 

responsible fatherhood curriculum 

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• Projects that develop a plan to offer 

marriage education and marriage skills, 

that may include communication skills, 

conflict resolution, commitment and 

parenting skills to expectant couples, 

both married and unmarried, absentee 

parents, as well as new parents, both 

married and unmarried. 

• Projects that develop a plan to offer 

pre-marital education and marriage 

skills training for couples, individuals, 

or engaged couples interested in 

marriage. Training would include a 

marital educational course and couples 

would learn the knowledge and skills 

(e.g. communication, conflict resolution, 

commitment) necessary to choose 

marriage for themselves, if they so 

desire. 

• Projects that develop a plan to offer 

absentee parents services that help them 

to overcome barriers that prevent them 

from consistent involvement in their 

children’s lives. Services would include 

activities that provide the absentee 

parents opportunities to interact with 

their children and increase parental 

involvement, and also promote the 

value and importance of healthy 

marriages and families. 

• Projects that develop a plan to offer 

education on communication and 

conflict resolution for absentee parents 

to improve the custodial and 

noncustodial parental relationship and 

increase absentee parents’ involvement 

in their children’s lives. 

• Projects that develop a plan to 

provide marriage enhancement/ 

enrichment and marriage skills training 

programs for married couples to 

improve or strengthen their relationship 

through a certified marital education 

course. The course should include 

lessons on communication, conflict 

resolution and commitment. 

• Projects that develop a plan to use 

married couples as role models and 

mentors in at-risk communities to teach 

healthy relationship and marriage skills. 

Projects should include a marital 

educational course that emphasizes 

communication, commitment and 

conflict resolution; weekend retreats; 

and mentor groups. 

• Projects that develop a plan to 

conduct research on the benefits of 

healthy marriages and healthy marriage 

education. 

• Projects that develop a plan to 

provide public advertising campaigns in 

Native American communities on the 

value of healthy marriage, parental 

involvement, and responsible 

fatherhood as a way to improve 

marriages and strengthen family 

relationships. 

b. The FY 2008 PA will include the 

following Priority Area 2 description: 

Priority Area 2: Improving the WellBeing of Children/Native American 

Healthy Marriage Initiative—Project 

Implementation 

Description 

The purpose of a Category II—NAHMI 

Project Implementation is to support a 

community-based project focused on 

healthy marriage and families. Other 

activities such as relationship skills, 

responsible parenting, abstinence 

education, and foster parenting can be 

included in the project but must not be 

the primary objective and must be in the 

context of supporting healthy marriage 

and responsible fatherhood. The 

primary objective of these projects is 

pre-marital education or marriage 

education for youth, adults, and 

couples. Eligibility for funding is 

restricted to projects of the type listed 

in this program announcement. 

Applicants should choose one or more 

program areas of interest from the list 

below: 

• Projects that provide youth 

education in high schools, youth 

organizations and community centers 

on the value of healthy marriages and 

responsible fatherhood. This can 

include education on healthy 

relationship skills including conflict 

resolution, communication, and 

commitment, as long as it is done in the 

context of promoting healthy marriage. 

Projects should use a pre-marital 

education or responsible fatherhood 

curriculum focused on youth. 

• Projects that offer marriage 

education and marriage skills, that may 

include relationship skills, 

communication skills, conflict 

resolution, commitment and parenting 

skills to expectant couples, both married 

and unmarried, absentee parents, as 

well as new parents, both married and 

unmarried. 

• Projects that offer pre-marital 

education and marriage skills training 

for couples, individuals or engaged 

couples interested in marriage. Training 

would include a marital educational 

course and couples would learn the 

knowledge and skills (e.g. 

communication, conflict resolution, 

commitment) necessary to choose 

marriage for themselves if they so 

desire. 

• Projects that offer absentee parents 

services that help them to overcome 

barriers that prevent them from 

consistent involvement in their 

children’s lives. Services would include 

activities that provide the absentee 

parents opportunities to interact with 

their children and increase parental 

involvement, and also promote the 

value and importance of healthy 

marriages and families. 

• Projects that offer education on 

communication and conflict resolution 

for absentee parents to improve the 

custodial and non-custodial parental 

relationship and increase absentee 

parents’ involvement in their children’s 

lives. 

• Projects that provide marriage 

enhancement/enrichment and marriage 

skills training programs for married 

couples to improve or strengthen their 

relationship through a certified marital 

education course. The course should 

include lessons on communication, 

conflict resolution and commitment. 

• Projects that use married couples as 

role models and mentors in at-risk 

communities to teach healthy 

relationship and marriage skills. 

Projects should include a marital 

educational course that emphasizes 

communication, commitment and 

conflict resolution; weekend retreats; 

and mentor groups. 

• Projects that conduct research on 

the benefits of healthy marriages and 

healthy marriage education. 

• Projects that provide public 

advertising campaigns in Native 

American communities on the value of 

healthy marriage, parental involvement, 

and responsible fatherhood as a way to 

improve marriages and strengthen 

family relationships. 

vi. Evaluation Criteria: In addition to 

the newly developed evaluation criteria 

35 presented in Part 1. C. of this NOPC, 

the FY 2008 NAHMI will remove the 

request for a logic model and revise the 

requirement for the Domestic Violence 

Protocol. The request for the logic 

model was removed to standardize the 

program announcements across all 

program areas. (Legal authority: Section 

803(a) and (d) and 803C of the Native 

American Programs Act of 1974, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b–

3.) 

a. The FY 2008 PA Priority Area One 

(Project Planning) will include an 

activity to plan and design the Domestic 

Violence Protocol under Criterion 

Three—Project Approach, Objective 

Work Plan. The text will read: 

Include an activity to plan and design 

the Domestic Violence Protocol (see 

Definitions) the proposed project will 

use to identify and provide appropriate 

referral or services for individuals or 

couples where violence is occurring. 

b. The FY 2008 PA Priority Area Two 

(Project Implementation) will include 

the following requirement under 

Criterion Three—Project Approach, 

Project Strategy. The text will read: 

Applicants are required to discuss the 

Domestic Violence Protocol (see 

Definitions) the proposed project will 

use to identify and provide appropriate 


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referral or services for individuals or 

couples where violence is occurring. 

Applicants should be able to 

demonstrate knowledge of the 

information and services provided by 

domestic violence coalitions within the 

community. 

vii. Funding Thresholds. The funding 

thresholds for this program will be 

revised to reflect ANA’s availability of 

funds within this special initiative 

program area. These thresholds allow 

ANA to provide funding to the 

maximum number of applicants. (Legal 

authority: Section 803(a) and (d) and 

803C of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991 

band 2991b–3.) 

viii. Project Periods. The project 

periods reflect the review and 

assessment of projects monitored under 

this special initiative program area. 

These project periods allow ANA to 

provide funding to the maximum 

number of applicants. (Legal authority: 

Section 803(a) and (d) and 803C of the 

Native American Programs Act of 1974, 

as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 

2991b–3.) 

In the FY 08 PA, project periods will 

be: 

• Priority Area 1—Planning: 12 

months. 

• Priority Area 2—Implementation: 

36 months. 

(C) ANA SEDS: In the FY 2008 PA for 

both priority areas, the program areas of 

interest (PAI) for social development 

projects changed. The Administration 

for Children and Families has expanded 

the focus of healthy marriage to include 

responsible fatherhood activities. In 

order to eliminate redundancy, this 

activity was added to the NAHMI PA. 

The grandparents PAI was included to 

promote inter-generational programs. 

(Legal authority: Section 803(a) and (d) 

and 803C of the Native American 

Programs Act of 1974, as amended, 42 

U.S.C. 2991b and 2991b–3.) 

The FY 2008 PA will replace the 

fatherhood PAI with the following: 

• Projects that address the needs of 

grandparents raising grandchildren. 

(D) ANA Mitigation: The FY 2008 PA 

removes all definitions related to inkind contributions, including in-kind 

contributions, leveraged resources, 

partnerships, and letters of 

commitment. Furthermore, the required 

number of impact indicators is reduced 

to one. These changes are reflective of 

Public Law 103–335 which does not 

require matching funds. (Legal 

authority: Section 803(a) and (d) and 

803C of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

2991b and 2991b–3 and Public Law 

103–335.) 

Dated: January 2, 2008. 

Quanah Crossland Stamps, 

Commissioner, Administration for Native 

Americans. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. 2007F–0478] 

Kemira Oyi; Filing of Food Additive 

Petition (Animal Use); Partially 

Ammoniated Formic Acid 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that Kemira Oyi has filed a petition 

proposing that the food additive 

regulations be amended to provide for 

the safe use of partially ammoniated 

formic acid as a pH control agent in 

swine feed. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on the petitioner’s 

environmental assessment by March 11, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments to the Division of Dockets 

Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit 

electronic comments to: http:// 

www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Isabel W. Pocurull, Center for Veterinary 

Medicine, Food and Drug 

Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., 

Rockville, MD 20855, 240 453–6853, 

email: isabel.pocurull@fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), 

notice is given that a food additive 

petition (FAP 2258) has been filed by 

Kristi O. Smedley, Center for Regulatory 

Services, Inc., 5200 Wolf Run Shoals 

Rd., Woodbridge, VA 22192–5755, 

United States agent for Kemira Oyi, 

Porkkalantatu 3, PO Box 330, 001000 

Helsinki, Finland. The petition proposes 

to amend the food additive regulations 

in part 573—Food Additives Permitted 

in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals 

(21 CFR part 573) to provide for the safe 

use of partially ammoniated formic acid 

as a pH control agent in swine feed 

when used at levels up to 1.2 percent of 

the feed. 

The potential environmental impact 

of this action is being reviewed. To 

encourage public participation 

consistent with regulations issued under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(40 CFR 1501.4(b)), the agency is 

placing the environmental assessment 

submitted with the petition that is the 

subject of this notice on public display 

at the Division of Dockets Management 

(see ADDRESSES) for public review and 

comment. 

Interested persons may submit to the 

Division of Dockets Management (see 

ADDRESSES) written or electronic 

comments regarding this document. 

Submit a single copy of electronic 

comments or two paper copies of any 

mailed comments, except that 

individuals may submit one paper copy. 

Comments are to be identified with the 

docket number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document. Received 

comments may be seen in the Division 

of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

FDA will also place on public display 

any amendments to, or comments on, 

the petitioner’s environmental 

assessment without further 

announcement in the Federal Register. 

If, based on its review, the agency finds 

that an environmental impact statement 

is not required and this petition results 

in a regulation, the notice of availability 

of the agency’s finding of no significant 

impact and the evidence supporting that 

finding will be published with the 

regulation in the Federal Register in 

accordance with 21 CFR 25.51(b). 

Dated: December 31, 2007. 

Bernadette Dunham, 

Deputy Director, Center for Veterinary 

Medicine. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

This notice announces a forthcoming 

meeting of a public advisory committee 

of the Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA). The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

Name of Committee: Anti-Infective 

Drugs Advisory Committee. 

General Function of the Committee: 

To provide advice and 

recommendations to the agency on 

FDA’s regulatory issues. 


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