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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACF–

93588.951]

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Safe and Drug Free Schools Program;

The Community Schools Youth

Services and Supervision Grant

Program, and The Family and

Community Endeavor Schools Grant

Program; Availability of Fiscal Year

(FY) 1995 Funds and Request for

Applications

AGENCIES: Administration for Children

and Families (ACF), Department of

Health and Human Services (HHS), and

the Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education (OESE), Department of

Education (ED).

ACTION: Announcement of the

availability of funds and request for

applications under the Family and

Community Endeavor School Grant

Program.

SUMMARY: The Family and Youth

Services Bureau (FYSB) of the

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families (ACYF) and the Safe and Drug

Free Schools Program of the Office of

Elementary and Secondary Education

announce the availability of funds for

competing discretionary grants under

two programs established by the Family

and Community Endeavor Schools

Grant Program, Title III, Subtitle D of

Pub. L. 103–322. The purpose of these

programs is to prevent crime and violent

behavior by providing academic, social

and developmental services to children

and youth during and after school

hours, evenings, on weekends, and

during holidays and the summer

months.

This legislation mandates the

implementation of two similar programs

under Subtitle D: The Community

Schools Youth Services and Supervision

Grant Program (hereafter referred to as

‘‘Community Schools’’) and the Family

and Community Endeavor Schools

Grant Program (hereafter referred to as

‘‘FACES’’). As the needs of children,

youth and communities can best be

served by integrating the two programs,

the Departments of Health and Human

Services and Education have jointly

developed this grant announcement.

The two Departments intend to

demonstrate that prevention strategies

that bring together community-based

organizations and schools in

communities with high poverty rates,

violent crime and significant juvenile

delinquency have the greatest potential

for preventing the involvement of

children and youth in violent crime and

other negative behaviors and for

supporting their positive and healthy

development.

Further, the Departments intend to

demonstrate that, by concentrating the

resources of schools and communitybased organizations in well-defined

rural, suburban and urban communities

that face great social and economic

problems, the positive effect of the

programs for a core number of children,

youth and families will be intensified.

The HHS and ED also expect to

collaborate with the National Institutes

of Health to offer grantees the

opportunity and the resources to

participate in a rigorous assessment of

the implementation and impact of a

small number of projects.

This announcement describes the

grant application requirements and

processes for both programs and allows

applicants to apply for either program

separately or both programs jointly

through submission of one application.

This single application has been

developed to further link the two

programs, encourage local consortia to

apply for both programs, and to help

reduce the application burden.

DATES: The closing date for RECEIPT of

applications under this announcement

is May 5, 1995. Please note that this is

a departure from the traditional

approach of using postmarks instead of

receipt date to determine eligibility of

applications for review.

ADDRESSES: Application receipt:

Department of Health and Human

Services, ACF Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,

Washington, DC 20447. Attn: ACF–

93588.951.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM CONTACT:

Department of Health and Human

Services, AC/ACYF, Family and Youth

Services Bureau, P.O. Box 1182,

Washington, D.C. 20013. Telephone

(202) 205–8076. Information is also

available on the ACF Electronic Bulletin

Board. To access, set modem to No

Parity, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit and dial

1–800–627–8886. Under ‘‘Program

Office Subsystems, Family and Youth

Services Bureau,’’ relevant files are

found under COMMSCH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE FACES

PROGRAM CONTACT: Department of

Education, OESE, Safe and Drug Free

Schools Program, 600 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. 20202.

Telephone (202) 260–3954.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

program announcement consists of six

parts. Part I discusses the importance of

addressing the developmental needs of

children and youth, and provides

background information on the

legislative history and purposes of these

programs. Part II describes the three

programmatic priority areas for which

applications are being solicited: The

Community Schools Program; the

FACES Program, and the Joint

Community Schools/FACES Program.

Part III describes the application

evaluation criteria that will be used to

review grant applications. Part IV

describes the application process and

how funding decisions will be made.

Part V provides instructions for the

development, assembly and submission

of applications. Part VI provides

information on the State Single Points of

Contact, the Table of Community

Schools Funding Allocations by State

and all the necessary forms and

instructions for applying for a grant

under this announcement. No

additional materials are needed to

submit an application.

Applicants should note that grants to

be awarded under this program

announcement are subject to availability

of funds.

Table of Contents

Part I: General Information

A. Legislative Authority, Purpose and Goals,

and Funding

B. Development of the Program

Announcement

C. Development of Children and Youth

Within the Context of Their Social

Environment

D. Lessons from Consultation

Part II: Priority Areas

Priority Area A. Community Schools Program

Priority Area B. FACES Program

Priority Area C. Joint Community Schools/

FACES Program

Priority Area D. Program Evaluation

Priority Area E. Duration of the Project

Priority Area F. Federal Share of the Project

Priority Area G. Grantee Share of the Project

Part III: Application Evaluation Criteria

Part IV: Application Process

A. Application Requirements

B. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

C. Notification Under Executive Order 12372

D. Availability of Forms and Other Materials

E. Application Consideration
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Part V: Application Content, Instructions,

Assembly and Submission

Part VI: Appendices

A. Executive Order 12372—State Single

Points of Contact

B. Table of Community Schools Funding

Allocations by State

C. Forms and Instructions

Part I. General Information

A. Legislative Authority, Purposes and

Goals, and Funding

Congress enacted the Family and

Community Endeavor Schools Grant

Program as Subtitle D of Title III of the

Violent Crime Control And Law

Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law

103–322). This subtitle includes two

programs: Community Schools,

administered by the Department of

Health and Human Services; and

FACES, administered by the Department

of Education. Congress intended that the

legislation for these programs offer,

through public-private partnerships

between government and communitybased organizations, an opportunity to

empower distressed and disconnected

communities to prevent crime and

violent behavior by:

Developing their resources and

abilities in order to meet the needs of

children,

Forging innovative solutions to the

challenges confronting the development

of the children in such communities,

and

Creating environments where

children grow up learning a healthy

respect for themselves, for neighbors

and for their communities.

The legislation mandates that publicprivate partnerships, including

community-based organizations and

schools, should provide a broad

spectrum of supervised recreational,

extracurricular, and academic programs.

Recreational activities can include

family-focused outings, a safe place to

go, games, organized team or individual

sports, supervised play and community

service. Extracurricular and academic

activities can include curriculum-based

supervised educational activities, work

force preparation, entrepreneurship

experiences, cultural programs, health

education, social activities, and tutorial

and mentoring programs. The legislation

also mandates that programs train

teachers, administrators, social workers,

guidance counselors, parents and school

volunteers to provide concurrent social

services for at-risk students.

Subtitle D of the Family and

Community Endeavor Schools Grant

Program is also designed to stimulate

collaborative efforts that will assist

urban, suburban and rural communities

and neighborhoods in identifying the

specific needs of their children, youth

and families, and in using their

resources and abilities to develop and

implement programs that build on

community strengths, respond to

identified needs and reduce crime and

violence.

Under the Community Schools

program, HHS will make grants to

private, community-based, nonprofit

organizations in communities with

significant poverty and juvenile

delinquency for the provision of afterschool, evening, weekend, holiday, and

summer education and recreation

programs. The total authorization for

HHS for FY 1995 is $25.9 million. The

amount of funds available to

community-based organizations in each

State is listed in the Table of

Community Schools Funding

Allocations by State (Part VI, Appendix

B). In accordance with the Act, this

distribution is based on the

proportionate number of children in

each State who live in families with

incomes below the Federal poverty line.

These funds do not, however, go to the

States or pass through the States. Rather,

funds will be awarded directly to

successful community-based applicants

in each State. Funds have also been set

aside for grants to Federally recognized

Indian tribes; for administrative

purposes as allowed by the law; for

training and technical assistance; and

for evaluation.

Under the FACES program, ED will

award grants to local educational

agencies or community-based

organizations to improve the overall

academic and social development of atrisk students in public schools in

communities with significant poverty,

violent crime, and juvenile delinquency.

The total authorization for FACES for

FY 1995 is $11.1 million.

Note: A Notice of Final Definition,

Maximum Grant Award and Selection

Criteria for the FY 1995 FACES Program is

published by the Department of Education

elsewhere in this issue of the Federal

Register.

B. Development of the Program

Announcement

In accordance with Congressional

intent to develop programs that respond

to the needs of individual children,

youth and communities, HHS and ED

have conducted 37 focus groups,

involving more than 500 participants in

Washington, DC, and each of the 10

Federal regions. A day for public

comment was also held in Washington,

DC.

Focus group participants have

included more than 100 youth; parents

and other residents of communities with

significant juvenile delinquency and

high rates of poverty; academicians and

researchers; service providers, including

representatives from youth serving

organizations; local and State officials;

and foundation representatives. Focus

groups were used to (1) provide

information on the Community Schools

and FACES programs and on the

Federal youth development agenda; and

(2) obtain information on important

principles related to serving children

and youth; on designing and

implementing youth programs and

making collaborations work; on the

training and technical assistance needs

of youth programs; and program

evaluation.

Letters, papers and program

descriptions were also solicited from a

variety of sources across the country.

Additionally, an Interdepartmental

Work Group on Violence was convened

in 1994 to obtain information about the

best ways to serve youth, prevent

violence and coordinate responses

across Departments. These sessions and

materials have led to the development

of principles which guide this program

announcement. The principles are

explained below.

C. Development of Children and Youth

Within the Context of Their Social

Environment

Children and youth pass through a

series of developmental phases which

advance them from total dependence

upon their parents and families to

competent and independent adulthood.

They struggle with adults for

independence, affiliate with peers, take

risks, and seek their place within the

world. They need the help and support

of family and community while they

make the transition from adolescence to

adulthood.

Most children in the United States are

successful at making the transition from

childhood to adolescence to adulthood.

But for many, the crime and violence of

their environment can effectively rob

them of their childhood and deprive

them of opportunities to carry out the

developmental tasks associated with

childhood and adolescence. With few

outlets for recreational and creative

activities and few positive role models,

children and youth in many poor

communities become involved in the

violent activities of gangs, drugs and

alcohol. The involvement of children at

increasingly younger ages in these

dangerous activities and the overall

increase in youth violence is alarming:

Between 1988 and 1992, arrests of

juveniles increased by 47 percent, more

than twice the increase for adults.
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Juvenile arrests for murder increased by

51 percent, compared with a nine

percent increase for adults.

Between 1990 and 1992, the number

of juveniles under age 15 arrested for

violent crimes increased 33 percent.

Between 1988 and 1992, the number

of females under age 18 arrested for

violent crimes increased by 63 percent.

Violence and crime also invade

schools. Nationally, nearly 3 million

thefts and incidents of violent crime

occur on or near school grounds

annually. Nearly one in five high school

students have reported carrying a

weapon at least once in a 30 day period,

and nearly 8 percent of 9–12 year olds

have reported being involved in a fight

requiring treatment by a doctor or nurse.

Schools in many poor communities find

it increasingly difficult to educate

children and youth because of the

problems that many bring to school.

The Department of Education has

found that, despite the increasing

violence among children and youth,

there are safe schools even in

communities where the worst crime and

drug problems exist. An element

common to many safe schools is the

adoption of comprehensive strategies for

schools and communities aimed at the

prevention of crime and violence

through a wide array of educational and

professional activities and early

intervention services. Comprehensive

strategies include the development of

education and training programs for

students, staff, and community

members; conflict resolution; peer

meditation; the teaching of law and

legal concepts; a school ethic that sets

high standards for students and values

their contribution; efforts to involve

families in the community in

developing programs; and

implementation of innovative activities

such as community service projects

designed to rebuild safe and healthy

neighborhoods and increase students’

sense of individual responsibility.

D. Lessons From Consultation

Service providers and other experts

have identified a number of

shortcomings in past approaches to the

funding of services to children and

youth:

1. Public and private communitybased service systems are increasingly

unable to compensate as families

become more isolated from traditional

sources of support. Many parents are

stressed and squeezed for time, whether

because both parents are working, a

single parent is struggling to combine

work and parenting, or simply because

they lack traditional neighborhood and

extended family support. As a result,

parents are turning to under-funded and

over-burdened community agencies,

including schools, day care centers,

youth serving organizations and

recreation centers to fulfill their

children’s social and developmental

needs and to provide the requisite

supervision needed to ensure their

safety.

2. Many publicly funded programs

have not engaged a broad range of

community services nor responded to

the reality of youth’s experiences, goals,

strengths and needs.

3. Historically, youth programs have

focused on intervening once youth have

participated in delinquent or negative

behaviors, rather than on preventing

these behaviors and supporting youth

during the critical transition from

childhood through adolescence.

To address these shortcomings, youth,

practitioners and other experts

identified the following principles as

characteristic of effective programs.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to

draw on these principles in designing

their application:

1. Promote the positive development

of children and youth. Program

strategies and activities must be

grounded within a developmental

framework, begin early in a child’s life,

be sustained over a long period of time,

and be geared to children’s individual

needs.

2. Involve children and youth in

positive peer group interactions and

constructive, developmentally

appropriate activities. Programs should

ensure the availability of age

appropriate, constructive activities that

are safe, accessible, fun and culturally

relevant. Involving children and youth

in the design and implementation of the

activities will ensure that they are

interesting and well attended.

3. Promote learning and academic

achievement. Education can promote

responsible citizenship by supporting

the development of, and adherence to,

high standards for academic and social

performance among children and youth.

The involvement of parents and families

in the educational attainment of their

children can, through interaction,

strengthen family and community

bonds. In addition, programs can

broaden and/or enhance the academic

and social experiences of parents by

providing adult basic education courses,

parenting classes and positive parentteacher interactions.

4. Foster sustained relationships

between children, youth and caring

adults. Children and youth need

individualized attention and interaction

with a caring and supportive adult over

an extended period of time. These needs

are best met by parents, but volunteers,

program staff, social workers and/or

teachers can perform a valuable role by

acting as mentors, role models and

friends to children and youth.

5. Promote the long-term development

of neighborhood and communities.

Strong communities yield positive

development for children and youth. In

developing programs, local

communities should place priority on

developing local leadership, on

involving children, youth and their

families as resources in the community

building process, and on providing

needed services to families as well as

children and youth.

6. Emphasize flexibility and

functional collaboration in program

design. Residents and service providers

within the community must be involved

in the design and implementation of the

program to ensure that it becomes an

integral part of the community.

Collaborations should be functional;

letters of agreement are not enough.

Each collaborating agency should be

actively involved and should provide an

essential component of service to the

program.

Part II. Priority Areas

Part II contains three options. Eligible

organizations can choose to apply for a

Community Schools Youth Services and

Supervision Grant Program (Priority

Area A), for a Family and Community

Endeavor Schools Grant Program

(Priority Area B), OR for a Joint

Community Schools/FACES Program

(Priority Area C). Each priority area

description includes information on

eligible applicants, program purpose

and general legislative requirements.

Part II also includes information

relevant to all priority areas on Program

Evaluation; Duration of the Project;

Federal Share of the Project; and

Grantee Share of the Project.

Priority Area A: Community Schools

Program

Eligible Applicants: Private, nonprofit, locally initiated communitybased organizations (CBOs) with a

501(c)(3) status that are operated by, or

are members of, a consortium of service

providers consisting of representatives

from five or more of the following

categories: (1) Residents in the

community; (2) business and civic

leaders actively involved in providing

employment and business development

opportunities in the community; (3)

educators; (4) religious organizations,

which shall not provide sectarian

instruction or worship in connection

with an activity funded under these

grants; (5) law enforcement agencies; (6)
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public housing agencies; (7) other

public agencies; and (8) interested

parties. It is also strongly recommended

that youth and local youth-serving

agencies be represented.

A single community-based

organization or consortium must be the

grantee and must assume responsibility

for administrative and fiscal

management and reporting. A

community-based, private, non-profit

organization that applies for funds, but

is not a consortium, must involve other

community organizations as equal

partners in the development and

implementation of the project.

Consortium members are expected to

make a significant contribution to the

project.

Federally recognized Indian Tribes

are also eligible for funding under this

priority area.

Program Purpose: The Administration

on Children, Youth and Families

(ACYF) will award between 50 and 75

grants to community-based

organizations for $250,000 to $500,000

per year for implementation of the

Community Schools Program, although

in some cases, applications for less than

$250,000 will be considered for funding.

(See Part II, Section F.) Approximately

three grants will be awarded to

Federally-recognized Indian tribes.

Successful grantees will receive a

grant to operate the program for five

years, subject to the availability of

funds, satisfactory progress, and

determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

government. The grantee’s share of

project costs (non-Federal share) is 25

percent of total project costs for FYs

1995 and 1996. For FY 1997 this share

increases to 30 percent. For FY 1998

and beyond the non-Federal share of

project costs is 40 percent.

The Community Schools legislation

requires that communities organize into

consortia. The consortia are responsible

for community coordination and

collaboration to enhance the ability of

the community to meet the

developmental needs of children and

youth. Developmentally appropriate

activities can take place after school,

during the evenings, on weekends and

holidays during the school year and as

daily full- or part-day programs during

the summer months.

Applications developed in response

to this priority area should articulate a

vision for children, youth and their

families and include community-wide

strategies and interventions designed to

prevent crime, enhance academic

achievement and change environmental

factors, circumstances and attitudes

which put children and youth at risk of

unhealthy and destructive behaviors.

Eligible Community: Applicants must

show the existence of significant

poverty, significant crime and juvenile

delinquency in the community to be

served. Applicants must also

demonstrate that they are proposing to

serve an identifiable community or

neighborhood with boundaries that are

generally recognized by the residents in

the community and that is small enough

to allow a concentration of resources

and the potential for measurable effects.

Local public schools are established

institutions in every community, and

Congress has identified them as logical

program sites. In some communities,

however, public schools may not be the

ideal site. The legislation, therefore,

identifies colleges or universities, local

or State parks or recreation centers,

churches, or military bases as possible

options, if they are easily accessible to

children in the community and comply

with all local ordinances. Other options

include space in community-based

organizations, including youth serving

agencies.

Population to be Served: The

Community Schools legislation

identifies children and youth, ages 5

through 18 who reside in the

community, as eligible for participation

in the program. While applicants may

elect to serve children and youth in the

entire 5 through 18 age range, they are

encouraged to identify a particular

developmentally-defined age group

within that range to receive services to

maximize the impact of the program.

Other Requirements: Based on past

demonstration efforts, ACYF has

learned that short-term interventions do

not result in significant effects on

children and youth. Therefore, programs

should be designed so that children and

youth who are initially chosen to

participate can continue to participate

for a sustained period of time as they

grow older and as the program develops

over the five year period. Attention

must be given to maintaining the active

participation of children and youth if

they are to receive long-term benefits.

The applicant must assure, as required

by the legislation, that the program will

maintain an average attendance rate of

enrolled participants of not less than 75

percent. The program should identify a

system for encouraging and maintaining

participant attendance and a policy for

the recruitment of new children and

youth as needed.

Fiscal Control and Requirements: No

more than five percent of Federal funds

may be used to pay for the

administrative cost of the program. This

maximum may not be exceeded even if

an agency’s negotiated indirect cost rate

is greater than five percent. Indirect

costs above the allowable five percent

may be used as part of an applicant’s

non-Federal share contribution.

No Federal funds may be used to

provide sectarian worship or sectarian

instruction.

Applicants must address all of the

Application Evaluation Criteria found in

Part III below.

Priority Area B: FACES Program

Eligible Applicants: Local educational

agencies (LEAs) and community-based

organizations are eligible to receive

grants under this program. A

community-based organization means a

private, non-profit organization which is

representative of a community, or

significant segments of a community,

and which provides educational or

related services to individuals in the

community.

Program Purpose: The Department of

Education will award approximately 30

grants to local educational agencies or

community-based organizations to

improve the overall academic and social

development of at-risk students. The

minimum grant award is $250,000 and

the maximum is $500,000 for each 12-

month period.

Successful grantees will receive a

grant to operate the program for five

years, subject to the availability of

funds, satisfactory progress, and

determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

government. The applicant’s share of

project costs (non-Federal share) is 30

percent of total project cost.

In order to receive an award, eligible

applicants must:

(1) Identify an eligible community to

be assisted.

(2) Develop a community planning

process that includes parents and family

members, local school officials, teachers

employed at schools within the eligible

community, public housing resident

organization members, when applicable,

and public and private non-profit

organizations that provide education,

child protective services, or other

human services to low-income, at-risk

children and their families.

(3) Develop a concentrated strategy for

implementation of a community

planning process that targets clusters of

at-risk children and youth in the eligible

community.

It is strongly recommended that youth

and local youth-serving agencies be

included in the planning process.

Note: A Notice of Final Definition,

Maximum Grant Award and Selection

Criteria for the FY 1995 FACES Program is
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published in the ED section of this issue of

the Federal Register.

Program Requirements: Applicants

must propose to develop or expand

programs designed to improve the

academic and social development of atrisk students at selected public schools

in eligible communities. To accomplish

this goal, each grantee must institute a

collaborative structure that trains and

coordinates the efforts of teachers,

administrators, social workers, guidance

counselors, parents and school

volunteers to provide concurrent social

services.

Applicants may also propose a variety

of optional activities to serve the

comprehensive needs of at-risk students

in the community. These activities may

include, but are not limited to,

homework assistance and after-school

programs, including educational, social,

and athletic activities; nutrition

services; mentoring programs; family

counseling; and parent training

programs.

Eligible Community: Applicants must

demonstrate that they are proposing to

serve an identifiable community or

neighborhood with boundaries that are

generally recognized by the residents in

the community and that is small enough

to allow a concentration of resources

and the potential for a measurable

impact. The community must have a

significant level of poverty, violent

crime and juvenile delinquency.

Services for at-risk students must be

offered at selected public schools in the

eligible community.

Other Requirements: Applications

developed in response to this priority

area must contain a comprehensive plan

describing the program that is designed

to improve the academic and social

development of at-risk children in

schools in the community. The plan

should articulate a vision for children,

youth and their families and include

community-wide strategies and

interventions designed to prevent crime

and change the environmental factors,

circumstances and attitudes which put

children and youth at risk of unhealthy

and destructive behaviors.

Applicants must provide evidence of

support for accomplishing the objectives

of the comprehensive plan from

community leaders; a school district;

local officials; and other organizations

that the applicant determines to be

appropriate.

Applicants must also provide an

estimate of the number of children in

the eligible community expected to be

served under the program.

Assurances: Applicants must provide

the following program specific

assurances: (1) That the applicant will

use grant funds to implement the

program requirements; (2) that the

applicant will comply with any

evaluation requested as part of the

FACES program, any research effort

authorized under Federal law, and any

investigation by the Secretary; (3) that

the applicant shall prepare and submit

to the Secretary an annual report

regarding any program conducted with

these funds; (4) that funds made

available under the FACES program

shall be used to supplement, not

supplant other federal funds that would

otherwise be available for activities

funded under this program; and (5) that

the applicant will maintain separate

accounting records for the program.

In addition, the standard assurances

described in Part V, Section A–4 must

be included. Forms for these assurances

are included in this application

package.

Applicants must address all of the

relevant Application Evaluation Criteria

found in Part III, below.

Priority Area C: Joint Community

Schools/FACES Program

In order to receive an award under

this priority, applicants must meet all

requirements of both the FACES and the

Community Schools Programs

(Priorities A and B).

Eligible Applicants: Private, nonprofit, locally initiated communitybased organizations (CBOs) with a

501(c)(3) status that are operated by, or

are members of, a consortium of service

providers consisting of representatives

from five or more of the following

categories: (1) Residents in the

community; (2) business and civic

leaders actively involved in providing

employment and business development

opportunities in the community; (3)

educators; (4) religious organizations,

which shall not provide sectarian

instruction or worship in connection

with an activity funded under these

grants; (5) law enforcement agencies; (6)

public housing agencies; (7) other

public agencies; and (8) interested

parties. It is also strongly recommended

that youth and local youth serving

agencies be represented.

Applicants requesting funding under

this priority area must work in

partnership with a local educational

agency and must develop an in-school

component as part of the proposed

program.

A single community-based

organization or consortium must be the

grantee and must assume responsibility

for administrative and fiscal

management and reporting. A

community-based, private, non-profit

organization that applies for funds, but

is not a consortium, must involve other

community organizations as equal

partners in the development and

implementation of the project.

Federally-recognized Indian Tribes

are also eligible for funding under this

priority area.

Program purpose: The ACYF and the

OESE will award approximately 20

grants to community-based

organizations for $500,000 to $1,000,000

per year for implementation of Joint

Community Schools/FACES Programs.

Because of limited dollars, most

programs will be funded at the lower

end of this range. Successful grantees

will receive funding to operate the

program for five years, subject to the

availability of funds, satisfactory

progress, and determination that

continued funding would be in the best

interest of the government.

The intent to fund a significant

number of joint projects reflects the

Departments’ commitment to

collaboration. It is intended to provide

greater flexibility and facilitate

comprehensive community-wide

interventions that will meet the

developmental needs of children and

youth in a holistic manner and prevent

crime and violence. All stakeholders,

including teachers, parents, social

service providers, private sector and

community leaders should be involved

in the project as equal partners, which

should result in community ownership

of the program. The consolidation and

joint operation of the program should

result in a comprehensive and coherent

continuum of care for children and

youth on a daily and long-term basis,

including academic, social and

recreational services throughout the

entire school day, into the evening

hours, on weekends and holidays and

during the summer months.

Projects funded under the Joint

Community Schools/FACES program

should provide a continuum of care that

will significantly increase opportunities

for children and youth to develop into

physically and emotionally healthy,

contributing members of society. In

taking a developmental approach, these

joint programs are expected to include

plans to identify and meet the social

and academic needs of children and

youth that will be served jointly by the

community and the school in a safe and

violence-free environment.

Eligible Community: Applicants must

demonstrate that they are proposing to

serve an identifiable community or

neighborhood with boundaries that are

generally recognized by the residents in

the community and that is small enough

to allow a concentration of resources
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and the potential for a measurable

impact. The community must have a

significant level of poverty, violent

crime and juvenile delinquency.

Population to be Served: Children and

youth, ages 5 through 18 who reside in

the community, are eligible for

participation in the program. While

applicants may serve children and

youth in the entire 5 through 18 age

range, they are encouraged to identify a

particular developmentally-defined age

group to receive services to maximize

the impact of the program.

Budget and Reporting: A single

budget may be submitted, however, the

budget must separate projected costs

and non-Federal share for Community

Schools and FACES programs as the

required non-Federal share varies based

on the funding source. Instructions in

Part V below describe how this should

be done. Applicants willing to comply

with the highest non-Federal share

requirements for a given year for both

programs do not have to separate out

Community Schools and FACES

budgets.

The two Departments are currently

developing financial and programmatic

reporting requirements that will

eliminate duplication and ease the

reporting burden. Successful grantees

will receive instructions on these

requirements.

Applicants must address all of the

Application Evaluation Criteria found in

Part III, below.

Priority Area D: Program Evaluation

The following section describes the

evaluation requirements that should be

addressed by applicants, and the

opportunities that may be available for

organizations that successfully compete

for grants under this program

announcement. Applicants should also

note that a national evaluation involving

a sample of projects and cross-site data

collection and analysis may be

conducted by the Federal government.

All Applicants

• All applicants must agree to

cooperate with any national data

collection, research and evaluation

activities that are funded and/or

coordinated by the Administration for

Children and Families or the Office of

Elementary and Secondary Education.

In addition, all applicants must

demonstrate that key staff have the

knowledge and experience needed to

participate in these efforts.

• All applicants are required to

submit a specific plan for the evaluation

of their individual projects. The plan

should provide for the collection and

documentation of baseline, progress and

outcome data on all phases of their

projects, including planning and

implementation; collaboration and

coordination; on program participants,

their family and neighborhood

environments; on the nature,

availability and access to services and

resources; intensity and duration of

services to be provided and on the

possible effects of the programs on

children, youth and community.

Grantees are required to periodically

collect and maintain data that can be

used to report annually to Congress on

the number of children participating in

the program; the academic achievement

of such children; the school attendance

and graduation rates of such children;

and the number of such children being

processed by the juvenile justice system.

Technical assistance regarding the

implementation of these evaluation

activities will be provided to programs

that receive grants under this program

announcement.

Applicants for Joint Community

Schools/FACES Programs

• Applicants for the Joint Community

Schools/FACES Program are required to

submit detailed plans for independent,

third-party evaluations. The plans

should include both implementation

and impact components and use

scientifically valid and rigorous

evaluation designs. Applicants for the

joint program must set aside a portion

of their proposed budgets, but no more

than 15% of the total budget, to carry

out the evaluation plan.

Additional funding for such an

evaluation may be available from

private foundations and/or the Federal

government. This possibility of

receiving these additional funds will be

explored with successful applicants.

• Applicants for the Joint Community

Schools/FACES Program may be eligible

to apply to the National Institutes of

Health (NIH) for a Research

Demonstration Grant to Enhance

Services and Assessment. These grants

would support program development

and assessment. NIH has an interest in

intervention research aimed at the

prevention of aggressive behavior and

violence and has set aside $1.8 million

in FY 1995 for grants in this area. The

funds will be awarded to researchers

who establish partnerships with

prospective applicants to the Joint

Community Schools/FACES Program to

enhance local interventions for at-risk

youth and conduct a rigorous study of

the implementation and impact of the

interventions. This partnership would

allow successful grantees to use all

funds awarded under this

announcement for program purposes

and use the NIH funds for the

evaluation. It is expected that fewer

than five (5) of these research

demonstration grants will be funded.

Major criteria for the award of the NIH

funds will be research, training and

achievements of the Principal

Investigator and other research staff;

demonstration of a collaborative

relationship between the research

organization and the Joint Community

Schools/FACES Program applicant(s);

and the extent to which representatives

from the community are involved in all

phases of the research from design

through analysis and reporting.

Technical assistance is available from

NIH to Joint Community Schools/

FACES Program applicants in forming

these partnerships with interested and

qualified researchers as well as in

developing their project concept, plans

and research methodology.

Since research plans must be

integrated into the program initiative

from the outset, it is important that

interested applicants immediately

contact James Breiling, Ph.D., Violence

and Traumatic Stress Research Branch,

National Institute of Mental Health,

5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building

10c-24, Rockville, MD 20857. Dr.

Breiling can be reached by telephone at

(301) 443-3728 or by FAX at (301) 443-

4045.

Priority Area E: Duration of the Project

This announcement solicits

applications for five-year projects (60

months). Initial grant awards, made on

a competitive basis, will be for one-year

(12-month) budget periods.

Applications for continuation grants

beyond the one-year budget periods, but

within the 60-month project periods,

will be entertained in subsequent years

on a non-competitive basis, subject to

the availability of funds, satisfactory

progress of the grantees, and

determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

government.

Priority Area F: Federal Share of the

Project

The range of the Federal share of

project costs is as follows:

Priority Area A, the Community

Schools Program: The preferred range of

Federal share for projects is between

$250,000 and $500,000 for each 12-

month period, but smaller grants will be

entertained on an exception basis. All

applications will be reviewed under the

criteria found in Part III below and must

show collaboration with and linkages to

other community organizations.

Applicants should refer to Part VI,

Appendix B: Table of Community
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Schools Funding Allocations by State,

to identify the amount of funds

available for community-based

organizations in their State.

Priority Area B, FACES Program: The

range of Federal Share for projects is

between $250,000 and $500,000 for each

12-month period.

Priority Area C, Joint Community

Schools/FACES Program: The range of

Federal Share for projects is between

$500,000 and $1,000,000 for each 12-

month period. Most of the grants will be

funded at the lower end of the range.

Priority Area G. Grantee Share of the

Project

The applicant share of project is as

follows:

Priority Area A, the Community

Schools Program: The required nonFederal share is 25 percent of total

project costs (i.e., Federal and nonFederal) for FYs 1995 and 1996, 30

percent for FY 1997, and 40 percent for

FYs 1998 and 1999. For example, a

project requesting $250,000 in Federal

funds must include a match of at least

$83,333 (25 percent of a total project

cost of $333,333) for FYs 1995 and 1996.

For FY 1997, the non-Federal match

would be at least $107,142 for a total

budget of $357,142. For FYs 1998 and

1999, the match is $166,666 per year for

a total budget of $416,666 per year.

Priority Area B, The FACES Program:

The applicant share of project costs for

the FACES Program is 30 percent of

total project costs.

Priority Area C, Joint Community

Schools/FACES Program: Applicants

must fulfill the non-Federal

requirements for each individual

program. See instructions in Part V,

Section A.2. regarding construction of

the budget.

For all applications submitted under

this program announcement, at least 15

percent of the non-Federal match must

be provided from private or nonprofit

sources. The non-Federal share may be

met by cash or in-kind contributions,

fairly evaluated, including personnel,

plant, equipment, and services. Federal

funds provided to States and services or

other resources purchased with Federal

funds may not be used to match project

grants. For the Community Schools

Programs, however, funds appropriated

by Congress for the activity of any

agency of an Indian Tribal government

or the Bureau of Indian Affairs of any

Indian lands may be used to provide the

non-Federal share for the cost of these

programs.

Any applicant that does not provide

the required percentage of non-Federal

share will not be funded.

Part III. Application Evaluation

Criteria

Applications submitted in response to

this program announcement will be read

and evaluated based on the application

evaluation criteria. The point values

following each criterion indicate the

numerical weight each will be accorded

in the evaluation. The information that

follows each criterion includes those

areas that applicants must address in

their proposals.

Applicants should organize and

present the Program Narrative section of

the application in the order of the five

Application Evaluation Criteria. It has

been our experience that applications

that are not organized according to the

criteria and do not address all the

criteria generally rate very poorly.

Criterion 1: Objectives and Need for

Assistance (15 Points)

• Demonstrate the need for the

assistance and identify existing gaps in

services, infrastructure and

opportunities that, if filled, will support

the academic and social development of

children and youth in the community

and reduce crime and violence.

• Clearly state the measurable goals

and objectives of the proposed project.

• Identify the geographic area to be

served. Describe what makes the area an

identifiable community or

neighborhood and demonstrate that the

community is small enough to allow a

concentration of resources that will

result in an appreciable difference for

children, youth and the community

itself.

• Provide data on the number, gender

and ethnic/cultural background of the

children and youth in the area. (This

applies only to the use of funds for

Community Schools and Joint

Community Schools/FACES Programs.)

Criterion 2: Approach (30 Points)

• Describe the underlying child and

youth development principles that will

be employed as a framework for the

program and discuss why this

framework was chosen and how it will

lead to the reduction of crime and

violence. Identify the age group(s) of the

children and youth to be served and

explain the reasons for that choice.

Indicate the period of time over which

children and youth will receive

services.

• Describe in detail how the applicant

will achieve each of the goals and

objectives listed above in Objectives and

Need for Assistance and identify any

unusual features of the program.

• Describe the continuum of services

and activities that will be provided and

indicate how those services will meet

the academic, social and developmental

needs of the participants and reduce

crime and violence.

• Indicate how services and activities

will take into account and be sensitive

to cultural differences of children and

youth being served, including racial and

ethnic background, gender, religious

beliefs, physical capacity and sexual

orientation. Assure that funds will be

used to provide academic programs,

supervised sports programs and extracurricula activities. (This applies only to

use of funds for Community Schools

and Joint Community Schools/FACES

Programs.)

• Describe if and how applicant will

arrange for the provision of needed

preventive health services and

treatment, including initial physical

examinations, first aid training,

nutritional guidance, and substance

abuse treatment where appropriate.

Indicate how applicant will identify

other funding sources for these services,

using funds under this grant program for

these purposes only as the dollar of last

resort. (This applies only to use of funds

for Community Schools and Joint

Community Schools/FACES Programs.)

• Identify the physical location(s) of

the program and assure that public

schools or other local facilities will be

used. FACES applicants must propose

to use public school facilities.

Demonstrate that the location and the

services are safe and secure and

accessible to children, youth and

families, in terms of days and hours of

operation and sensitivity to the

population served.

• Describe the consortium. Provide an

agreement signed by each consortium

member that identifies the

organizational structure of the

consortium including the overall

leadership, membership requirements

and responsibilities, decision-making

procedures and fiscal and programmatic

commitments, including generation of

local support and contributions to nonFederal share. Identify a strategy to

coordinate and deliver services between

schools and community-based

organizations, including youth-serving

organizations; address fiscal,

programmatic and other barriers to

coordination; and indicate how these

barriers will be addressed. Provide

assurance that community leaders,

businesses, local education agencies,

local officials, State officials, Indian

Tribal government offices and other

appropriate organizations support the

consortium. (This applies only to use of

funds for Community Schools and Joint

Community Schools/FACES Programs.)
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• Provide information that

demonstrates the effort to generate local

support for the program from

community leaders, a school district,

local officials and other organizations

that the applicant determines to be

appropriate.

• List State, Federal and foundation

programs with which the applicant has

coordinated, including Family

Preservation and Family Support State

planning efforts, Corporation for

National and Community Service

Projects, formally designated

Empowerment Zones and Enterprise

Communities, and/or the Pulling

America’s Communities Together

(PACT) planning process. (This applies

only to use of funds for Community

Schools and Joint Community Schools/

FACES Programs.)

• Indicate to what extent a

community planning process has

occurred and the extent of the planning

effort that still remains to be

accomplished. Include information on

the process and timing for the phase-in

of services and other program

components. Provide information on the

manner in which any of the following

groups have been or will be included in

the planning and implementation of this

effort: children, youth and family

members; local school officials and

teachers; business and civic leaders;

religious organizations; museums,

cultural and arts organizations; parks

and recreation organizations; juvenile

justice, law enforcement and

community policing representatives;

community residents, neighborhood

associations and public housing groups;

public and private non-profit

organizations that provide education,

child protective services, or other

human services; and other appropriate

entities such as social service, health

and mental health agencies. Identify

barriers to participation and indicate

how those barriers will be overcome.

• Describe the strategy for recruiting

children and youth into the program,

including a strategy for recruiting those

children and youth not connected to the

school system. If appropriate, indicate

how applicant will deliver services to

the youth and/or family through

outreach activities and home visits.

Describe the terms and conditions for

participation of children and youth,

including mechanisms for obtaining

written permission from parents or

guardians and securing an application

for participation. Describe the

mechanism for assuring that an average

attendance rate of not less than 75

percent is maintained for enrolled

participants. In addition, describe the

policy for identifying children or youth

who are deemed a danger to themselves

or others and for referring them to other

more appropriate services. (This applies

only to use of funds for Community

Schools and Joint Community Schools/

FACES Programs.)

• Identify a collaborative structure

that trains and coordinates efforts of

administrators, social workers, guidance

counselors, parents, teachers and school

volunteers.

• Identify how youth, community

volunteers and staff of communitybased organizations will be trained.

Provide assurance that applicant will

cooperate and participate in training

and technical assistance activities

provided or sponsored by HHS. (This

applies only to use of funds for

Community Schools and Joint

Community Schools/FACES Programs.)

• Describe procedures for

maintaining confidentiality of records

on individual children, youth and

families served. Identify how pertinent

information about individuals can be

appropriately shared with service

providers and describe how data

collection on program participation and

will be conducted in a manner

consistent with Federal regulations

governing pupil privacy. (This applies

only to use of funds for Community

Schools and Joint Community Schools/

FACES Programs.)

Criterion 3: Results or Benefits Expected

(15 Points)

• Describe the long and short term

outcomes of the program. Indicate, in

measurable terms, appropriate

indicators for assessment of program

implementation and impact.

• Estimate the number and

characteristics (gender, ethnicity and/or

racial group, ages, academic standing,

etc.) of the children and youth that will

benefit from this project. (FACES

applicants need only supply the number

of children and youth to be served.)

Criterion 4: Program Evaluation (15

Points)

• Provide assurance that the

applicant will cooperate with any data

collection, research or evaluation efforts

independently funded or sponsored by

HHS and/or ED.

• Provide an evaluation plan for the

proposed project that is thorough,

feasible and appropriate. This

evaluation must include collection of

baseline data and identification and

tracking of indicators that will show

progress in program implementation

and attainment of outcomes. These data

should be collected in the areas of

program planning; collaboration and

coordination; and program

implementation, including intensity,

duration and location of services

provided. Applicants for the

Community Schools and Joint

Community Schools/FACES programs

should also collect baseline data on

individual children and youth, their

families and neighborhood

environments. Applicants for FACES

programs must include a plan for the

assessment of social and academic

achievement of children and youth

served.

• Provide information on how the

program will periodically collect and

maintain data that can be used to report

annually to Congress on the number of

children participating in the program;

the academic and social achievement of

such children; the school attendance

and graduation rates of such children;

and the number of such children being

processed by the juvenile justice system.

• Applicants applying for a Joint

Community Schools/FACES Program

must provide a plan for a third-party

evaluation that is comprehensive;

includes a rigorous scientifically valid

evaluation design; and is capable of

contributing to the state of knowledge in

this field. Provide information on

experience of the third-party evaluator.

Criterion 5: Staff Background and

Organizational Experience (20 Points)

• Identify the skills, experience and

educational requirements of key staff

and indicate how they are relevant to

the objectives of the project. Include

re ́sume ́s of individuals already chosen

for positions. Identify recruitment

strategies that will be used to identify

potential staff and volunteers, especially

those that will be used to hire staff that

reflect or come from the community.

• Demonstrate the ability to

effectively manage the project including

the ability to lead community

prevention efforts, coordinate activities

with schools and other agencies and

participate in or develop evaluation

activities.

• Provide assurances that staff-toparticipant ratio (including volunteers)

is appropriate to the activities and

service provided. Demonstrate that this

ratio reflects the opportunity for

children and youth to develop positive,

consistent and nurturing relationships

with adults. (This applies only to use of

funds for Community Schools and Joint

Community Schools/FACES Programs.)

Criterion 6: Budget Appropriateness (10

Points)

• Discuss the costs of the proposed

project in terms of children, youth and

neighborhoods served. Include funds in

the budget, as appropriate, for training
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and technical assistance, evaluation and

the cost of up to 3 annual trips to

Washington, D.C. for two people to

participate in meetings and conferences.

• Explain and justify, in terms of

amount and benefits to be derived, any

use of Federal funds for minor

renovation of existing facilities or for

health or substance abuse treatment.

Demonstrate that no more than five

percent of Federal funds will be used to

pay for the administrative costs of the

program, especially if the applicant’s

approved indirect cost rate is higher

than five percent. (This applies only to

use of funds for Community Schools

and Joint Community Schools/FACES

Programs.)

• Describe the fiscal control and

accounting procedures that will ensure

prudent use, proper and timely

disbursement and accurate accounting

of funds received under this program

announcement. Assure that competitive

procedures will be used when

purchasing contracting or otherwise

providing goods, activities and services.

• Provide assurances that no funds

from this project will be used to provide

sectarian worship or sectarian

instruction. (This applies only to use of

funds for Community Schools and Joint

Community Schools/FACES Programs.)

• Provide evidence that the applicant

can and intends to generate the local

financial and in-kind support, service

and commitments that will be required

for non-Federal match over the life of

the project. Provide a description of

charitable, private and non-profit

resources that will be obtained to

support the program.

Part IV. Application Process

A. Application Requirements

To be considered for a grant under

this program announcement,

applications must be submitted on

forms found in Part VI, Appendix C, and

in accordance with guidance provided

below. The application must be signed

by an individual authorized to act for

the applicant agency and assume

responsibility for obligations imposed

by the terms and conditions of grant

award.

If more than one agency is involved

in submitting a single application, one

entity must be identified as the

applicant organization with legal

responsibility for the grant.

Any non-profit organization

submitting an application must submit

proof of its non-profit status with its

application. Proof can include a copy of

the applicant’s listing in the Internal

Revenue Service’s (IRS) most recent list

of tax-exempt organizations described in

Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code, or a

copy of the currently valid IRS taxexemption certificate, or a copy of the

articles of incorporation bearing the seal

of the State in which the corporation or

association is domiciled.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1980, Pub. L. 96–511, the Department

is required to submit to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval any reporting and

record-keeping requirements in

regulations, including program

announcements. This program

announcement does not contain

information collection requirements

beyond those approved for grant

applications under OMB Control

Number 0348–0043.

C. Notification Under Executive Order

12372

This program is covered under

Executive Order (E.O.) 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs,’’ and 45 CFR Part 100,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Programs and Activities.’’

Under the Order, States may design

their own processes for reviewing and

commenting on proposed Federal

assistance under covered programs.

All States and Territories except

Alabama, Alaska, Colorado,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,

Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana,

Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia,

Washington, American Samoa and

Palau have elected to participate in the

Executive Order process and have

established Single Points of Contact

(SPOCs). Applicants from these 19

jurisdictions need take no action

regarding E.O. 12372. Applications for

projects to be administered by

Federally-recognized Indian Tribes are

also exempt from the requirements of

E.O. 12372. Otherwise, applicants must

contact their SPOCs as soon as possible

to alert them to the prospective

application and receive any necessary

instructions. Applicants must submit

any required material to the SPOCs as

early as possible so that the program

office can obtain and review SPOC

comments as part of the award process.

It is imperative that the applicant

submit all required materials, if any, to

the SPOC and indicate the date of this

submittal (or date of contact if no

submittal is required) on the Standard

Form 424, item 16a.

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

60 days from the application deadline

date to comment on proposed new or

competing continuation awards.

SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate

the submission of routine endorsements

as official recommendations.

Additionally, SPOCS are requested to

clearly differentiate between mere

advisory comments and those official

State process recommendations which

they intend to trigger the ‘‘accommodate

or explain’’rule.

When comments are submitted

directly to ACF, they must be addressed

to: Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20447.

A list of the Single Points of Contact

for each State and Territory is included

as Part VI, Appendix A below.

D. Availability of Forms and Other

Materials

To be considered, each application

must be submitted on the forms

provided in Part VI, Appendix C. The

forms may be reproduced, as needed.

E. Application Consideration

All applications will be screened to

determine eligibility of the applicant.

Applications submitted by ineligible

applicants will not be reviewed or

considered for funding. Applications

which are complete and conform to the

requirements of this program

announcement will be subject to a

competitive review against the specific

Application Evaluation Criteria

contained in Part III of this

announcement. This review will be

conducted in Washington, D.C. by teams

of experts knowledgeable in the areas of

child and youth development,

education, drug and violence

prevention, juvenile justice, social

services, community development and

related areas. The results of the

competitive review will be analyzed by

Federal staff who will recommend

applications for funding as either joint

or single program grants to the Assistant

Secretary for Elementary and Secondary

Education and/or the Commissioner for

the Administration on Children, Youth

and Families.

The Assistant Secretary and/or

Commissioner will make the final

selection of the applicants to be funded.

Priority for funding will be given to

applicants who propose to carry out

projects and activities in communities

that have significant poverty,juvenile

delinquency and violent crime and who

can demonstrate the greatest effort in

generating local support for the

program. In addition, the Assistant

Secretary and/or Commissioner may
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show preference for applications

proposing projects in diverse geographic

areas that would not otherwise be

served. Special consideration will be

given to qualified applicants that meet

the primary grant requirements and

serve areas that are preparing or

implementing comprehensive

community-based strategic plans for

achieving both human and economic

development in an integrated manner,

especially those applicants that operate

within formally designated

Empowerment Zones or Enterprise

Communities or that have participated

in the Pulling America’s Communities

Together (PACT) planning process.

In awarding Community Schools

Program grants, the Commissioner may

elect to consider an applicant’s past

performance in providing services to

children and youth and may elect not to

fund any applicant having known

management, fiscal or other problems

which make it unlikely that they would

be able to perform effectively. Regional

Offices will be consulted regarding

these applications.

Grant awards of FY 1995 funds will

be made by September 30, 1995. Subject

to the availability of resources in FY

1996 and the number of acceptable

applications received as a result of this

program announcement, the Federal

government may elect to select

recipients for FY 1996 new grant awards

out of the pool of applications

submitted under this program

announcement.

Successful grantees will be notified

through the issuance of a Financial

Assistance Award which will set forth

the amount of funds granted, the terms

and conditions of the grant, the effective

date of the grant, the budget period for

which support will be given, the nonFederal share to be provided, and the

total project period for which support is

contemplated.

Organizations whose applications will

not be funded will be notified of that

decision in writing as soon as possible

after final funding decisions are made.

Part V: Application Content,

Instructions, Assembly and Submission

A. Content, Instructions and Assembly

of Application.

Each application must contain the

following items in the order listed.

Applicants should number all pages to

make review and evaluation easier.

1. Application for Federal Assistance.

(Standard Form 424, REV 4–88). To fill

out this Form, follow the instructions in

Part VI, Appendix C. In Item 8 of Form

424, check ‘‘New.’’ In Item 10 of the

424, clearly identify the Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance Program

Number and Title of the program for

which funds are being requested

(Priority Area A: Community Schools

Program (93.588); Priority Area B:

FACES Program (84.285A); or Priority

Area C: Joint Community Schools/

FACES Program (93.588 and 84.285A)).

2. Budget Information. (Standard

Form 424A, REV 4-88). Provide amounts

for major budget categories.

For a budget submitted in response to

Priority Area C: Joint Community

Schools/FACES Program, Columns 1–4

of Section B of the Standard Form 424

should include the following

information: Column 1: FACES Federal

Costs; Column 2: FACES Non-Federal

Share; Column 3: Community Schools

Federal Costs; and Column 4:

Community Schools Non-Federal Share.

3. Budget Justification. List on

standard size plain white paper the

amounts and sources of all funds, both

Federal and non-Federal, that will be

used for this project. Explain how these

funds will be used.

4. Assurances. (Standard Form 424B,

Certification Regarding Drug-Free

Workplace, Certification Regarding

Debarment, Certification Regarding

Lobbying and Certification Regarding

Environmental Tobacco Smoke). Of

these forms, only the Standard Form

424B and the Certification Regarding

Lobbying need to be signed and

returned with the application. Note: For

FACES and Joint Community Schools/

FACES Programs the Program Specific

Assurances Form must also be signed

and returned with the application. By

signing the Standard Form 424, the

applicant agrees to abide by

requirements regarding drug-free

workplace, debarment and

environmental tobacco smoke.

5. Project Summary Description.

Clearly mark this page with the

applicant’s name as shown in item 5 of

the Standard Form 424 and the title of

the project as shown in item 11 of the

same Form. The summary, not to exceed

one page, should accurately and

concisely reflect the proposal and

include a description of the objectives of

the project, approaches to be used and

outcomes expected.

6. Program Narrative Statement.

Applicants should use the Evaluation

Criteria in Part III as a way to organize

the Program Narrative and should

address all the specifics contained in

the criteria. The pages of the narrative

section must be numbered and are

limited to 45 typed pages, double

spaced, printed only on one side, with

at least 1/2 inch margins. Applications

which contain a Program Narrative

Statement longer than 45 double-spaced

pages will not be reviewed or

considered for funding. In addition,

please note that previous attempts by

applicants to exceed page limits or to

circumvent space limitations by using

small print have resulted in negative

responses from reviewers because of the

difficulty in reviewing the application.

It is in the best interest of applicants to

ensure that the narrative statement is

easy to read, logically developed in

accordance with evaluation criteria and

adheres to page limitations.

7. Organizational Capability

Statement. Applicants must provide

information (no more than three pages,

double-spaced) on the applicant

agency’s experience and ability to bring

together a broad consortium of

organizations; and on planning and

management capabilities. Applicants

should provide and explain an

organizational chart and show the

relationship of this project to the current

organization.

Applicants must provide assurances

that a separate accounting system will

be established to manage funds awarded

under this program and that competitive

procedures will be used for all projectrelated contracts and purchases.

8. Supporting Documentation. These

documents might include resumes,

newsclippings, and evidence of efforts

to coordinate services at the local level.

The maximum for supporting

documentation is 15 pages, exclusive of

letters of agreement. Documentation

over the 15 page limit will not be

reviewed. The applicant may, however,

include as many letters of agreement as

are appropriate to support the

commitment of consortium members.

B. Application Submission

To be considered for a grant, each

applicant must submit a signed original

and two additional copies of the grant

application, including all attachments,

to the application receipt point

specified below. The original copy of

the application must have an original

signature, signed in black ink. Each

copy must be stapled (back and front) in

the upper left corner. All copies of the

application must be submitted in a

single package.

Because each application will be

duplicated by the government, do not

use or include separate covers, binders,

clips, tabs, plastic inserts, maps,

brochures or other items that cannot be

processed easily on a photocopy

machine with an automatic feed.

Closing Date for the Receipt of

Applications: The closing date for

receipt of applications for the grant

programs in this announcement is May

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Applications may be submitted to the

following address: Department of Health

and Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Division of

Discretionary Grants, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447.

Hand delivered applications will be

accepted during normal working hours

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

Friday at the Administration for

Children and Families, Division of

Discretionary Grants, 6th floor, ACF

Guard Station, 901 D Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20447.

Envelopes containing applications

must clearly indicate the Program

Announcement Number ACF-93588.951

and the priority area that the application

is addressing: Priority Area A:

Community Schools Program; Priority

Are B: FACES Program; or Priority Area

C: Joint Community Schools/FACES

Program.

Deadline: Applications will be

considered as meeting the deadline if

they are received on or before the

receipt date at the above address. Please

note that this is a departure from the

traditional approach of using post

marks instead of receipt date to

determine eligibility of application for

review.

Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria stated

above and are not received by the

receipt date are considered late

applications. These applications will

not be reviewed or considered for

funding.

Extension of Deadline. The granting

agency may extend the deadline for all

applicants because of acts of God such

as earthquakes, floods or hurricanes,

etc., or when there is a widespread

disruption of the mails. However, if

ACF does not extend the deadline for all

applicants, it may not waive or extend

the deadline for any applicant.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number 84.285A for the FACES Program and

Number 93.588 for the Community School

Program.)

Dated: February 27, 1995.

Thomas Payzant,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and

Secondary Education.

Dated February 27, 1995.

Olivia A. Golden,

Commissioner, Administration on Children,

Youth and Families.

Appendix A

Executive Order 12372—State Single Points

of Contact

Arizona

Mrs. Janice Dunn, Attn: Arizona State

Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central Avenue,

14th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012,

Telephone (602) 280–1315

Arkansas

Tracie L. Copeland, Manager, State

Clearinghouse, Office of Intergovernmental

Services, Department of Finance and

Administration, PO Box 3278, Little Rock,

Arkansas 72203, Telephone (501) 682–

1074

California

Glenn Stober, Grants Coordinator, Office of

Planning and Research, 1400 Tenth Street,

Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone

(916) 323–7480

Delaware

Ms. Francine Booth, State Single Point of

Contact, Executive Department, Thomas

Collins Building, Dover, Delaware 19903,

Telephone (302) 736–3326

District of Columbia

Rodney T. Hallman, State Single Point of

Contact, Office of Grants Management and

Development, 717 14th Street, NW, Suite

500, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone

(202) 727–6551

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse,

Intergovernmental Affairs Policy Unit,

Executive Office of the Governor, Office of

Planning and Budgeting, The Capitol,

Tallahassee, Florida 32399–0001,

Telephone (904) 488–8441

Georgia

Mr. Charles H. Badger, Administrator,

Georgia State Clearinghouse, 254

Washington Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30334, Telephone (404) 656–3855

Illinois

Steve Klokkenga, State Single Point of

Contact, Office of the Governor, 107

Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois

62706, Telephone (217) 782–1671

Indiana

Jean S. Blackwell, Budget Director, State

Budget Agency, 212 State House,

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone

(317) 232–5610

Iowa

Mr. Steven R. McCann, Division of

Community Progress, Iowa Department of

Economic Development, 200 East Grand

Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309,

Telephone (515) 281–3725

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor,

Department of Local Government, 1024

Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky

40601, Telephone (502) 564–2382

Maine

Ms. Joyce Benson, State Planning Office,

State House Station #38, Augusta, Maine

04333, Telephone (207) 289–3261

Maryland

Ms. Mary Abrams, Chief, Maryland State

Clearinghouse, Department of State

Planning, 301 West Preston Street,

Baltimore, Maryland 21201–2365,

Telephone (301) 225–4490

Massachusetts

Karen Arone, State Clearinghouse, Executive

Office of Communities and Development,

100 Cambridge Street, Room 1803, Boston,

Massachusetts 02202, Telephone (617)

727–7001

Michigan

Richard S. Pastula, Director, Michigan

Department of Commerce, Lansing,

Michigan 48909, Telephone (517) 373–

7356

Mississippi

Ms. Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer,

Office of Federal Grant Management and

Reporting, 301 West Pearl Street, Jackson,

Mississippi 39203, Telephone (601) 960–

2174

Missouri

Ms. Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance

Clearinghouse, Office of Administration,

P.O. Box 809, Room 430, Truman Building,

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, Telephone

(314) 751–4834

Nevada

Department of Administration, State

Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, Carson

City, Nevada 89710, Telephone (702) 687–

4065, Attention: Ron Sparks,

Clearinghouse Coordinator

New Hampshire

Mr. Jefferey H. Taylor, Director, New

Hampshire Office of State Planning, Attn:

Intergovernmental Review, Process/James

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

Hampshire 03301, Telephone (603) 271–

2155

New Jersey

Gregory W. Adkins, Acting Director, Division

of Community Resources, N.J. Department

of Community Affairs, Trenton, New Jersey

08625–0803, Telephone (609) 292–6613

Please direct correspondence and

questions to:

Andrew J. Jaskolka, State Review Process,

Division of Community Resources, CN 814,

Room 609, Trenton, New Jersey 08625–

0803, Telephone (609) 292–9025

New Mexico

George Elliott, Deputy Director, State Budget

Division, State Budget Division, Room 190,

Bataan Memorial Building, Santa Fe, New

Mexico 87503, Telephone (505) 827–3640,

Fax (505) 827–3006

New York

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of

the Budget, State Capitol, Albany, New

York 12224, Telephone (518) 474–1605

North Carolina

Mrs. Chrys Baggett, Director, Office of the

Secretary of Admin., N.C. State

Clearinghouse, 116 W. Jones Street, Raleigh

North Carolina 27603–8003, Telephone

(919) 733–7232

North Dakota

N.D. Single Point of Contact, Office of

Intergovernmental Assistance, Office of

Management and Budget, 600 East

Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North
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Dakota 58505–0170, Telephone (701) 224–

2094

Ohio

Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact,

State/Federal Funds Coordinator, State

Clearinghouse, Office of Budget and

Management, 30 East Board Street, 34th

Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266–0411,

Telephone (614) 466–0698

Rhode Island

Mr. Daniel W. Varin, Association Director,

Statewide Planning Program, Department

of Administration, Division of Planning,

265 Melrose Street, Providence, Rhode

Island 02907, Telephone (401) 277–2656

Please direct correspondence and

questions to:

Review Coordinator, Office of Strategic

Planning

South Carolina

Omeagia Burgess, State Single Point of

Contact, Grant Services, Office of the

Governor, 1205 Pendleton Street, Room

477, Columbia, South Carolina 29201,

Telephone (803) 734–0494

Tennessee

Mr. Charles Brown, State Single Point of

Contact, State Planning Office, 500

Charlotte Avenue, 309 John Sevier

Building, Nashville, Tennessee 37219,

Telephone (615) 741–1676

Texas

Mr. Thomas Adams, Governor’s Office of

Budget and Planning, P.O. Box 12428,

Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone (512) 463–

1778

Utah

Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning

and Budget, Attn: Carolyn Wright, Room

116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah

84114, Telephone (801) 538–1535

Vermont

Mr. Bernard D. Johnson, Assistant Director,

Office of Policy Research and

Coordination, Pavilion Office Building, 109

State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602,

Telephone (802) 828–3326

West Virginia

Mr. Fred Cutlip, Director, Community

Development Division, West Virginia

Development Office, Building #6, Room

553, Charleston, West Virginia 25305,

Telephone (304) 348–4010

Wisconsin

Mr. William C. Carey, Federal/State

Relations, Wisconsin Department of

Administration, 101 South Webster Street,

P.O. Box 7864, Madison, Wisconsin 53707,

Telephone (608) 266–0267

Wyoming

Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact,

Herschler Building, 4th Floor, East Wing,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, Telephone

(307) 777–7574

Guam

Mr. Michael J. Reidy, Director, Bureau of

Budget and Management Research, Office

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

Guam 96910, Telephone (671) 472–2285

Northern Mariana Islands

State Single Point of Contact, Planning and

Budget Office, Office of the Governor,

Saipan, CM, Northern Mariana Islands

96950

Puerto Rico

Norma Burgos/Jose H. Caro, Chairman/

Director, Puerto Rico Planning Board,

Minillas Government Center, P.O. Box

41119, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940–9985,

Telephone (809) 727–4444

Virgin Islands

Jose L. George, Director, Office of

Management and Budget, #41 Norregade

Emancipation Garden Station, Second

Floor, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802

Please direct correspondence to:

Linda Clarke,

Telephone (809) 774–0750

Appendix B

PART VI: APPENDIX B.—TABLE OF

COMMUNITY SCHOOL FUNDING ALLOCATIONS BY STATE

Regions and states State allocations

Region I

Connecticut ............................... $250,000

Maine ........................................ 250,000

Massachusetts .......................... 301,486

New Hampshire ........................ 250,000

Rhode Island ............................ 250,000

Vermont .................................... 250,000

Region II

New Jersey ............................... 314,575

New York .................................. 1,329,456

Puerto Rico ............................... 1,044,840

Virgin Islands ............................ 250,000

Region III

Delaware ................................... 250,000

District of Columbia .................. 250,000

Maryland ................................... 250,000

Pennsylvania ............................ 580,467

Virginia ...................................... 297,723

West Virginia ............................ 250,000

PART VI: APPENDIX B.—TABLE OF

COMMUNITY SCHOOL FUNDING ALLOCATIONS BY STATE—Continued

Regions and states State allocations

Region IV

Alabama .................................... 352,025

Florida ....................................... 887,552

Georgia ..................................... 586,084

Kentucky ................................... 295,851

Mississippi ................................ 370,850

North Carolina .......................... 526,165

South Carolina .......................... 385,729

Tennessee ................................ 286,488

Region V

Illinois ........................................ 898,787

Indiana ...................................... 265,891

Michigan ................................... 584,211

Minnesota ................................. 250,000

Ohio .......................................... 762,096

Wisconsin ................................. 277,126

Region VI

Arkansas ................................... 250,000

Louisiana .................................. 563,614

New Mexico .............................. 250,000

Oklahoma ................................. 250,000

Texas ........................................ 1,492,361

Region VII

Iowa .......................................... 250,000

Kansas ...................................... 250,000

Missouri .................................... 338,918

Nebraska .................................. 250,000

Region VIII

Colorado ................................... 250,000

Montana .................................... 250,000

North Dakota ............................ 250,000

South Dakota ............................ 250,000

Utah .......................................... 250,000

Wyoming ................................... 250,000

Region IX

American Samoa ...................... 250,000

Arizona ...................................... 273,381

California ................................... 2,357,443

Guam ........................................ 250,000

Hawaii ....................................... 250,000

Northern Marianas .................... 250,000

Nevada ..................................... 250,000

Region X

Alaska ....................................... 250,000

Idaho ......................................... 250,000

Oregon ...................................... 250,000

Washington ............................... 250,000

Native American Pgms ............. 750,000

Appendix C—Forms and Instructions

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Instructions for the SF 424

This is a standard form used by applicants

as a required facesheet for preapplications

and applications submitted for Federal

assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies

to obtain applicant certification that States

which have established a review and

comment procedure in response to Executive

Order 12372 and have selected the program

to be included in their process, have been

given an opportunity to review the

applicant’s submission.

Item and Entry

1. Self-explanatory.

2. Date application submitted to Federal

agency (or State if applicable) & applicant’s

control number (if applicable).

3. State use only (if applicable).

4. If this application is to continue or

revise an existing award, enter present

Federal identifier number. If for a new

project, leave blank.

5. Legal name of applicant, name of

primary organizational unit which will

undertake the assistance activity, complete

address of the applicant, and name and

telephone number of the person to contact on

matters related to this application.

6. Enter Employer Identification Number

(EIN) as assigned by the Internal Revenue

Service.

7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space

provided.

8. Check appropriate box and enter

appropriate letter(s) in the space(s) provided:

—‘‘New’’ means a new assistance award.

—‘‘Continuation’’ means an extension for an

additional funding/budget period for a

project with a projected completion date.

—‘‘Revision’’ means any change in the

Federal Government’s financial obligation

or contingent liability from an existing

obligation.

9. Name of Federal agency from which

assistance is being requested with this

application.

10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number and title of the program

under which assistance is requested.

11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the

project. If more than one program is

involved, you should append an explanation

on a separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g.,

construction or real property projects), attach

a map showing project location. For

preapplications, use a separate sheet to

provide a summary description of this

project.

12. List only the largest political entities

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

13. Self-explanatory.

14. List the applicant’s Congressional

District and any District(s) affected by the

program or project.

15. Amount requested or to be contributed

during the first funding/budget period by

each contributor. Value of in-kind

contributions should be included on

appropriate lines as applicable. If the action

will result in a dollar change to an existing

award, indicate only the amount of the

change. For decreases, enclose the amounts

in parentheses. If both basic and

supplemental amounts are included, show

breakdown on an attached sheet. For

multiple program funding, use totals and

show breakdown using same categories as

item 15.

16. Applicants should contact the State

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Federal

Executive Order 12372 to determine whether

the application is subject to the State

intergovernmental review process.

17. This question applies to the applicant

organization, not the person who signs as the

authorized representative. Categories of debt

include delinquent audit disallowances,

loans and taxes.

18. To be signed by the authorized

representative of the applicant. A copy of the

governing body’s authorization for you to

sign this application as official representative

must be on file in the applicant’s office.

(Certain Federal agencies may require that

this authorization be submitted as part of the

application.)

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Instructions for the SF–424A

General Instructions

This form is designed so that application

can be made for funds from one or more grant

programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to

any existing Federal grantor agency

guidelines which prescribe how and whether

budgeted amounts should be separately

shown for different functions or activities

within the program. For some programs,

grantor agencies may require budgets to be

separately shown by function or activity. For

other programs, grantor agencies may require

a breakdown by function or activity. Sections

A, B, C, and D should include budget

estimates for the whole project except when

applying for assistance which requires

Federal authorization in annual or other

funding period increments. In the latter case,

Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the

budget for the first budget period (usually a

year) and Section E should present the need

for Federal assistance in the subsequent

budget periods. All applications should

contain a breakdown by the object class

categories shown in Lines a–k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary

Lines 1–4, Columns (a) and (b)

For applications pertaining to a single

Federal grant program (Federal Domestic

Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring

a functional or activity breakdown, enter on

Line 1 under Column (a) the catalog program

title and the catalog number in Column (b).

For applications pertaining to a single

program requiring budget amounts by

multiple functions or activities, enter the

name of each activity or function on each

line in Column (a), and enter the catalog

number in Column (b). For applications

pertaining to multiple programs where none

of the programs require a breakdown by

function or activity, enter the catalog

program title on each line in Column (a) and

the respective catalog number on each line in

Column (b).

For applications pertaining to multiple

programs where one or more programs

require a breakdown by function or activity,

prepare a separate sheet for each program

requiring the breakdown. Additional sheets

should be used when one form does not

provide adequate space for all breakdown of

data required. However, when more than one

sheet is used, the first page should provide

the summary totals by programs.

Lines 1–4, Columns (c) Through (g)

For new applications, leave Columns (c)

and (d) blank. For each line entry in Columns

(a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and (g)

the appropriate amounts of funds needed to

support the project for the first funding

period (usually a year).

For continuing grant program applications,

submit these forms before the end of each

funding period as required by the grantor

agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the

estimated amounts of funds which will

remain unobligated at the end of the grant

funding period only if the Federal grantor

agency instructions provide for this.

Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter

in Columns (e) and (f) the amounts of funds

needed for the upcoming period. The

amount(s) in Column (g) should be the sum

of amounts in Columns (e) and (f).

For supplemental grants and changes to

existing grants, do not use Columns (c) and

(d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the

increase or decrease of Federal funds and

enter in Column (f) the amount of the

increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In

Column (g) enter the new total budgeted

amount (Federal and non-Federal) which

includes the total previous authorized

budgeted amounts plus or minus, as

appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns

(e) and (f). The amount(s) in Column (g)

should not equal the sum of amounts in

Columns (e) and (f).

Line 5—Show the totals for all columns

used.

Section B. Budget Categories

In the column headings (1) through (4),

enter the titles of the same programs,

functions, and activities shown on Lines 1–

4, Column (a), Section A. When additional

sheets are prepared for Section A, provide

similar column headings on each sheet. For

each program, function or activity, fill in the

total requirements for funds (both Federal

and non-Federal) by object class categories.

Lines 6 a–i—Show the totals of Lines 6a to

6h in each column.

Line 6j—Show the amount of indirect cost.

Line 6k—Enter the total of amounts on

Lines 6i and 6j. For all applications for new

grants and continuation grants the total

amount in Column (5), Line 6k, should be the

same as the total amount shown in Section

A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental

grants and changes to grants, the total

amount of the increase or decrease as shown

in Columns (1)–(4), Line 6k, should be the

same as the sum of the amounts in Section

A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.

Line 7—Enter the estimated amount of

income, if any, expected to be generated from

this project. Do not add or subtract this

amount from the total project amount. Show

under the program narrative statement the

nature and source of income. The estimated

amount of program income may be

considered by the Federal grantor agency in

determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal-Resources

Lines 8–11—Enter amounts of non-Federal

resources that will be used on the grant. If

in-kind contributions are included, provide a

brief explanation on a separate sheet.

Column (a)—Enter the program titles

identical to Column (a), Section A. A

breakdown by function or activity is not

necessary.

Column (b)—Enter the contribution to be

made by the applicant.

Column (c)—Enter the amount of the

State’s cash and in-kind contribution if the

applicant is not a State or State agency.

Applicants which are a State or State

agencies should leave this column blank.

Column (d)—Enter the amount of cash and

in-kind contributions to be made from all

other sources.

Column (e)—Enter totals of Columns (b),

(c), and (d).

Line 12—Enter the total for each of

Columns (b)–(e). The amount in Column (e)

should be equal to the amount on Line 5,

Column (f), Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

Line 13—Enter the amount of cash needed

by quarter from the grantor agency during the

first year

Line 14—Enter the amount of cash from all

other sources needed by quarter during the

first year.

Line 15—Enter the totals of amounts on

Lines 13 and 14.

Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds

Needed for Balance of the Project

Lines 16–19—Enter in Column (a) the same

grant program titles shown in Column (a),

Section A. A breakdown by function or

activity is not necessary. For new

applications and continuation grant

applications, enter in the proper columns

amounts of Federal funds which will be

needed to complete the program or project

over the succeeding funding periods (usually

in years). This section need not be completed

for revisions (amendments, changes, or

supplements) to funds for the current year of

existing grants.

If more than four lines are needed to list

the program titles, submit additional

schedules as necessary.

Line 20—Enter the total for each of the

Columns (b)–(e). When additional schedules

are prepared for this Section, annotate

accordingly and show the overall totals on

this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

Line 21—Use this space to explain

amounts for individual direct object-class

cost categories that may appear to be out of

the ordinary or to explain the details as

required by the Federal grantor agency.

Line 22—Enter the type of indirect rate

(provisional, predetermined, final or fixed)

that will be in effect during the funding

period, the estimated amount of the base to

which the rate is applied, and the total

indirect expense.

Line 23—Provide any other explanations or

comments deemed necessary.

Assurances—Nonconstruction Programs

Note: Certain of these assurances may not

be applicable to your project or program. If

you have questions, please contact the

awarding agency. Further, certain Federal

awarding agencies may require applicants to

certify to additional assurances. If such is the

case, you will be notified.

As the duly authorized representative of

the applicant I certify that the applicant:

1. Has the legal authority to apply for

Federal assistance, and the institutional,

managerial and financial capability

(including funds sufficient to pay the nonFederal share of project costs) to ensure

proper planning, management and

completion of the project described in this

application.

2. Will give the awarding agency, the

Comptroller General of the United States, and

if appropriate, the State, through any

authorized representative, access to and the

right to examine all records, books, papers,

or documents related to the award; and will
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establish a proper accounting system in

accordance with generally accepted

accounting standards or agency directives.

3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit

employees from using their positions for a

purpose that constitutes or presents the

appearance of personal or organizational

conflict of interest, or personal gain.

4. Will initiate and complete the work

within the applicable timeframe after receipt

of approval of the awarding agency.

5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental

Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4728–

4763) relating to prescribed standards for

merit systems for programs funded under one

of the nineteen statutes or regulations

specified in Appendix A of OPM’s Standards

for a Merit System of Personnel

Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).

6. Will comply with all Federal statutes

relating to nondiscrimination. These include

but are not limited to: (a) Title VI of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88–352) which

prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,

color or national origin; (b) Title IX of the

Education Amendments of 1972, as amended

(20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–1683, and 1685–1686),

which prohibits discrimination on the basis

of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794),

which prohibits discrimination on the basis

of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act

of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 6101–

6107), which prohibits discrimination on the

basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and

Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92–255), as

amended, relating to nondiscrimination on

the basis of drug abuse; (f) the

Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and

Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91–616), as

amended, relating to nondiscrimination on

the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g)

§§ 523 and 527 of the Public Health Service

Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290dd–3 and 290ee–

3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of

alcohol and drug abuse patient records; (h)

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42

U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to

nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or

financing of housing; (i) any other

nondiscrimination provisions in the specific

statute(s) under which application for

Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the

requirements of any other nondiscrimination

statute(s) which may apply to the

application.

7. Will comply, or has already complied,

with the requirements of Titles II and III of

the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real

Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970

(P.L. 91–646) which provide for fair and

equitable treatment of persons displaced or

whose property is acquired as a result of

Federal or federally assisted programs. These

requirements apply to all interests in real

property acquired for project purposes

regardless of Federal participation in

purchases.

8. Will comply with the provisions of the

Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §§ 1501–1508 and 7324–

7328) which limit the political activities of

employees whose principal employment

activities are funded in whole or in part with

Federal funds.

9. Will comply, as applicable, with the

provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C.

§§ 276a to 276a–7), the Copeland Act (40

U.S.C. § 276c and 18 U.S.C. §§ 874), and the

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards

Act (40 U.S.C. §§ 327–333), regarding labor

standards for federally assisted construction

subagreements.

10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood

insurance purchase requirements of Section

102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of

1973 (P.L. 93–234) which requires recipients

in a special flood hazard area to participate

in the program and to purchase flood

insurance if the total cost of insurable

construction and acquisition is $10,000 or

more.

11. Will comply with environmental

standards which may be prescribed pursuant

to the following: (a) institution of

environmental quality control measures

under the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969 (P.L. 91–190) and Executive Order

(EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating

facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection

of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d)

evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in

accordance with EO 11988; (e) assurance of

project consistency with the approved State

management program developed under the

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16

U.S.C. §§ 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of

Federal actions to State (Clear Air)

Implementation Plans under Section 176(c)

of the Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42

U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.); (g) protection of

underground sources of drinking water under

the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as

amended (P.L. 93–523); and (h) protection of

endangered species under the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93–

205).

12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic

Rivers Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. §§ 1271 et seq.)

related to protecting components or potential

components of the national wild and scenic

rivers system.

13. Will assist the awarding agency in

assuring compliance with Section 106 of the

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593

(identification and protection of historic

properties), and the Archaeological and

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

469a–1 et seq.).

14. Will comply with P.L. 93–348

regarding the protection of human subjects

involved in research, development, and

related activities supported by this award of

assistance.

15. Will comply with the Laboratory

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

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

the care, handling, and treatment of warm

blooded animals held for research, teaching,

or other activities supported by this award of

assistance.

16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint

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

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

paint in construction or rehabilitation of

residence structures.

17. Will cause to be performed the required

financial and compliance audits in

accordance with the Single Audit Act of

1984.

18. Will comply with all applicable

requirements of all other Federal laws,

executive orders, regulations and policies

governing this program.

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Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters—Primary Covered Transactions

By signing and submitting this proposal,

the applicant, defined as the primary

participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part

76, certifies to the best of its knowledge and

belief that it and its principals:

(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended,

proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded from covered

transactions by any Federal Department or

agency;

(b) Have not within a 3-year period

preceding this proposal been convicted of or

had a civil judgment rendered against them

for commission of fraud or a criminal offense

in connection with obtaining, attempting to

obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State,

or local) transaction or contract under a

public transaction; violation of Federal or

State antitrust statutes or commission of

embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery,

falsification or destruction of records, making

false statements, or receiving stolen property;

(c) Are not presently indicted or otherwise

criminally or civilly charged by a

governmental entity (Federal, State, or local)

with commission of any of the offenses

enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this

certification; and

(d) Have not within a 3-year period

preceding this application/proposal had one

or more public transactions (Federal, State, or

local) terminated for cause or default.

The inability of a person to provide the

certification required above will not

necessarily result in denial of participation in

this covered transaction. If necessary, the

prospective participant shall submit an

explanation of why it cannot provide the

certification. The certification or explanation

will be considered in connection with the

Department of Health and Human Services

(HHS) determination whether to enter into

this transaction. However, failure of the

prospective primary participant to furnish a

certification or an explanation shall

disqualify such person from participation in

this transaction.

The prospective primary participant agrees

that by submitting this proposal, it will

include the clause entitled ‘‘Certification

Regarding Debarment, Suspension,

Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion -

Lower Tier Covered Transaction. ’’ Provided

below without modification in all lower tier

covered transactions and in all solicitations

for lower tier covered transactions.

Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions

(To Be Supplied to Lower Tire Participants)

By signing and submitting this lower tier

proposal, the prospective lower tier

participant, as defined in 45 CFR Part 76,

certifies to the best of its knowledge and

belief that it and its principals:

(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended,

proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded from participation in

this transaction by any federal department or

agency.

(b) Where the prospective lower tier

participant is unable to certify to any of the

above, such prospective participant shall

attach an explanation to this proposal.

The prospective lower tier participant

further agrees by submitting this proposal

that it will include this clause entitled

‘‘certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions. ‘‘without modification in all

lower tier covered transactions and in all

solicitations for lower tier covered

transactions.

Certification Regarding Lobbying

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans,

and Cooperative Agreements

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his

or her knowledge and belief, that:

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have

been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of

the undersigned, to any person for

influencing or attempting to influence an

officer or employee of any agency, a Member

of Congress, an officer or employee of

Congress, or an employee of a Member of

Congress in connection with the awarding of

any Federal contract, the making of any

Federal grant, the making of any Federal

loan, the entering into of any cooperative

agreement, and the extension, continuation,

renewal, amendment or modification of any

Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative

agreement.

(2) If any funds other than Federal

appropriated funds have been paid or will be

paid to any person for influencing or

attempting to influence an officer or

employee of any agency, a Member of

Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,

or an employee of a Member of Congress in

connection with this Federal contract, grant,

loan or cooperative agreement, the

undersigned shall complete and submit

Standard Form-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure Form to

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its

instructions.

(3) The undersigned shall require that the

language of this certification be included in

the award documents for all subawards at all

tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and

contracts under grants, loans, and

cooperative agreements) and that all

subrecipients shall certify and disclose

accordingly.

This certification is a material

representation of fact upon which reliance

was placed when this transaction was made

or entered into. Submission of this

certification is a prerequisite for making or

entering into this transaction imposed by

section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person

who fails to file the required certification

shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less

than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for

each such failure.

State for Loan Guarantee and Loan Insurance

The undersigned states, to the best of his

or her knowledge and belief, that:

If any funds have been paid or will be paid

to any person for influencing or attempting

to influence an officer or employee of any

agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or

employee of Congress, or an employee of a

Member of Congress in connection with this

commitment providing for the United States

to insure or guarantee a loan, the

undersigned shall complete and submit

Standard Form-LLL ‘‘Disclosure Form to

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its

instructions.

Submission of this statement is a

prerequisite for making or entering into this

transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,

U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the

required statement shall be subject to a civil

penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more

than $100,000 for each such failure.

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[For the Family and Community Endeavor

Schools Grant Program (FACES) under the

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Act]

Assurances

The applicant hereby makes the following

program-specific assurances covering the

Family and Community Endeavor Schools

(FACES) Grant Program:

• The applicant will use grant funds

received under this program to implement

the program requirements;

• The applicant will comply with any

evaluation requested as part of the FACES

program, any research effort authorized

under Federal law, and any investigation by

the Secretary;

• The applicant shall prepare and submit

to the Secretary an annual report regarding

any program conducted with these funds;

• Funds made available under the FACES

program shall be used to supplement, not

supplant, other federal funds that would

otherwise be available for activities funded

under this program;

• The applicant will maintain separate

accounting records for the program.

The applicant further agrees to:

• Cooperate with any data collection,

research or evaluation efforts independently

funded be sponsored by HHS and/or ED.

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