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1 In addition to persons who meet all

requirements of 45 CFR 400.43, eligibility for

refugee services also includes: (1) Cuban and

Haitian entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee

Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96–

422); (2) certain Amerasians from Vietnam who are

admitted to the U.S. as immigrants under section

584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988, as

included in the FY 1988 Continuing Resolution

(Pub. L. No. 100–202); and (3) certain Amerasians

from Vietnam, including U.S. citizens, under title

II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and

Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 1989 (Pub.

L. No. 100–461), 1990 (Pub. L. No. 101–167), and

1991 (Pub. L. No. 101–513). For convenience, the

term ‘‘refugee’’ is used in this notice to encompass

all such eligible persons unless the specific context

indicates otherwise.

President) 250 Marquette Avenue,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:

1. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis,

Minnesota; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Comfort Bancshares,

Inc., Comfort, Texas, and thereby

indirectly acquire Comfort State Bank,

Comfort, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, March 21, 1995.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95-7426 Filed 3-24-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210-01-F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Refugee Resettlement

Administration for Children and

Families

Availability of Funding for Alternative

Approaches to the Provision of Cash

Assistance, Medical Assistance, Social

Services, and Case Management to

Refugees 1

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR), Administration for Children and

Families (ACF), Department of Health

and Human Services (DHHS).

ACTION: Request for applications under

the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s

program to implement alternative

projects to provide cash assistance,

medical assistance, social services, and

case management to refugees. This

notice supersedes the notice published

in the Federal Register of June 11, 1985

(50 FR 24583).

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Eligible applicants

for the alternative program grants

include public and private non-profit

organizations, such as States and public

and private non-profit organizations and

institutions.

SUMMARY: This is a standing

announcement. It governs the

competitive award of grants for the

purpose of implementing alternative

programs in order to improve the

outcomes of the refugee resettlement

program. Improvement is to be achieved

by promoting employment at the earliest

time possible, by increasing economic

independence among refugees, and by

improving delivery and coordination of

assistance and services to refugees.

The intent of this announcement is to

encourage Wilson/Fish alternative

projects in areas where refugees have

had a history of extended welfare

utilization. Projects are also encouraged

where there is interest in restructuring

the program to become more cost

effective: (a) By increasing the number

of refugees who become self-sufficient,

(b) by avoiding welfare dependency in

the arriving refugee populations, and (c)

by increasing coordination among

assistance and social services agencies.

Alternative programs that provide

interim cash and medical assistance to

the project’s refugees must be an

alternative to Refugee Cash Assistance

(RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance

(RMA), and/or Aid To Families with

Dependent Children (AFDC) and

Medicaid Programs. Refugees receiving

assistance through Wilson/Fish

alternative projects are not eligible to

receive comparable assistance from

RCA/RMA and/or AFDC/Medicaid for

which the Wilson/Fish projects are

alternatives. However, this applies only

to the assistance provided; e.g., if only

cash assistance is provided under the

alternative project, refugees would

continue to be eligible for medical

assistance (RMA or Medicaid) and the

State would continue to receive

reimbursement for RMA from ORR and

from the Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA) for Medicaid.

ORR has no separate funding

appropriated for the implementation of

the alternative projects. Successful

applicants will be awarded grants from

existing ORR appropriations for cash

and medical assistance and for social

services. The grant awards must be

reconciled with the level of funds the

project’s target population would

otherwise receive during the same

budget and project periods under the

current program. If AFDC refugees are

part of the application’s target

population, funds also will be awarded

from the Federal share of Title IV–A

(AFDC) assistance and from HCFA for

Title XIX (Medicaid), if the project

proposes an alternative to Medicaid.

The State government will be required

to contribute its share of funds for these

programs as they would in the absence

of an alternative project.

This announcement is soliciting

applications for project periods up to

five years. Awards, on a competitive

basis, will be for a one-year budget

period. Applications for continuation

grants funded under these awards

beyond the one-year budget period but

within the five year project period will

be entertained in subsequent years on a

noncompetitive basis, subject to the

availability of funds, satisfactory

progress of the project and a

determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

government. In the event that changes to

the previously approved project are

proposed, these changes will be

reviewed by the same criteria used for

the original application. These criteria

are: (a) Increasing refugee selfsufficiency, (b) avoiding welfare

dependency, and (c) increasing

coordination among the service

providers and the voluntary agencies.

For the first two years of the project,

funds will be awarded under a

cooperative agreement. Whether to

continue subsequent awards under a

cooperative agreement will be within

the discretion of the Director.

This announcement also provides for

an alternative project to be a vehicle to

continue resettlement programs in

States where the State government

chooses not to administer RCA/RMA or

equivalent programs.

The authorizing legislation permits

alternative projects for refugees who

have been in the U.S. less than 36

months, but it also permits projects to

cover specific groups of refugees who

have been in the U.S. for 36 months or

longer and are determined to have been

significantly and disproportionately

dependent upon welfare, if the services

proposed are needed for them to become

self-sufficient and if including them

under the project would be costeffective.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This is a standing

announcement. Review of applications

will take place twice a year, or at the

discretion of the Director, as indicated

under ‘‘REVIEW AND DUE DATES.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Allan Gall, Director, Division of

Operations, Office of Refugee

Resettlement, 6th Floor, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447,

(202) 401–9251.

AUTHORIZATION: Projects are authorized

by section 412(e)(7) of the Immigration

and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7).

The applicable text of this provision,

known as the ‘‘alternative projects

amendment,’’ follows:

(7)(A) The Secretary shall develop and

implement alternative projects for refugees

who have been in the United States less than

thirty-six months, under which refugees are
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provided interim support, medical services,

support services, and case management, as

needed, in a manner that encourages selfsufficiency, reduces welfare dependency, and

fosters greater coordination among the

resettlement agencies and service providers.

The Secretary may permit alternative projects

to cover specific groups of refugees who have

been in the United States 36 months or

longer if the Secretary determines that

refugees in this group have been significantly

and disproportionately dependent on welfare

and need the services provided under the

project in order to become self-sufficient and

that their coverage under the projects would

be cost-effective.

(B) Refugees covered under such

alternative projects shall be precluded from

receiving cash or medical assistance under

any other paragraph of this subsection or

under title XIX or part A of title IV of the

Social Security Act.

(C) . . .

(D) To the extent that the use of such funds

is consistent with the purposes of such

provisions, funds appropriated under

paragraph (1) or (2) of section 414(a) of this

Act, part A of title IV of the Social Security

Act, or title XIX of such Act, may be used for

the purpose of implementing and evaluating

alternative projects under this paragraph.

Purpose and Scope: The purpose of

this announcement is to provide eligible

applicants an opportunity to increase

effectiveness in meeting arriving

refugees’ needs for assistance and

services in a manner that promotes the

refugees’ social integration, early

employment, and financial selfsufficiency. It offers applicants the

opportunity to test ways of meeting

arriving refugees’ basic needs through

services that are concurrent, are

culturally and linguistically compatible,

emphasize employment, and address

the needs of all family members when

providing employment and other social

services. The services should be costeffective by promoting welfare

avoidance and by enhancing refugees’

prospects for earliest possible selfsufficiency and should improve

coordination of refugee social services

in the community of resettlement.

There are several circumstances

where an alternative project may be

considered. For example, it may be

appropriate: (1) Where the program of

refugee cash and medical assistance is

not being provided in a manner that is

coordinated effectively with concurrent

employment and language services to

promote early self-sufficiency; (2) where

the existing program of services is

ineffective in assisting certain groups of

refugees to become self-sufficient; (3)

where AFDC-eligible refugees may not

be priority clients for the Job

Opportunities and Basic Skills Training

(JOBS) program or may not have access

to refugee service agencies that have

culturally and linguistically compatible

staff and services; (4) where the dual

systems for assistance and services for

refugees receiving AFDC and those

receiving RCA/RMA limit the service

providers’ effectiveness in delivering

services in a unified, coordinated, and

consistent manner which is understood

by the refugee community; and, (5)

where refugees have to wait before

enrolling in language and employment

services because the demand for these

services exceeds the supply.

Applications which propose to

implement programs of both assistance

and social services are strongly

encouraged because ORR believes that

assistance-only, or services-only,

projects would not effectively

implement the spirit of the amendment.

If the application does not propose a

comprehensive system of assistance and

services, ORR will expect the

application to give a rationale for the

program proposed, to describe the

exceptional circumstances surrounding

it, and to offer a justification for its

limited scope.

Wilson/Fish alternative projects will

not be considered by ORR where they

would represent competition for

alternatives for the same assistance or

services. For example, where a State has

a Medicaid demonstration project

approved by HCFA which covers

refugees who would otherwise be

eligible for RMA, ORR will not consider

funding alternative health care services.

However, ORR will reimburse the State

for its share of the costs of HCFAapproved Medicaid alternative projects

which cover refugees who would

otherwise be RMA eligible.

Application Procedures

Designing a well-coordinated system

of assistance and services for refugees is

a complex task. For that reason, ORR

urges all prospective applicants to

consult extensively and collaborate fully

with ORR while developing the

application. The following procedures

are designed to assist the process:

1. Prospective applicants who have

contacted ORR will be provided

informal consultation on the

conceptualization of the problem and on

potential corrective program strategies.

In the event there is more than one

applicant for the same community/

geographic area, ORR will encourage

prospective applicants to collaborate in

one application; but, if collaboration is

not possible, competing applications

will be considered.

2. Prospective applicants shall submit

a 3–5 page concept paper which is to

include: a statement of the problem with

respect to the goals of the alternative

project (please cite statistics, if

available, to document the problem with

respect to the target population and the

geographic area to be covered); a brief

description of the current system of

assistance and services; a description of

current employment outcomes for

refugees by 6-month arrival intervals;

the proposed strategy to remedy the

problem; a statement of the applicant

agency’s qualifications for administering

the program proposed; and any

additional information which the

applicant feels is relevant in considering

the concept proposed.

3. An application for a one-time-only

planning grant to cover the costs of

developing an alternative program may

be submitted. The request should

describe the proposed planning

activities and the time needed to

complete them. If the planning activities

are to continue for more than 3 months,

the application should include a

proposed reporting schedule for

planning activities and financial reports

every 3 months. A line-item budget with

supporting narrative must be provided.

The costs of preparing an application

will not be considered in the planning

grant.

4. ORR staff will review the concept

paper and, if submitted, the planning

grant application. ORR will respond to

concept papers within 30 days.

Responses to requests for planning

grants may require up to 60 days. Where

indicated, ORR will provide comments

and guidance on how, if possible, the

concept might be made more feasible.

Planning grant awards will be made at

the Director’s discretion.

5. The applicant will conduct

comprehensive planning activities

coordinated with the refugee

resettlement community and

commences with writing the

application. If there is more than one

applicant for the project, ORR will

provide equal access by all applicants to

information and consultation. As noted

in earlier sections, alternative project

grants are awarded from the existing

appropriations, so award levels must be

met from the funds available for cash

and medical assistance and for social

services. Therefore, prospective

applicants are urged to consult

frequently with ORR throughout the

development of the application.

6. The application will be submitted.

7. The application will be reviewed

against the criteria herein and against

applicable ACF discretionary grant

review procedures.

ORR strongly urges all applicants to

follow these steps to ensure a

comprehensive consultation process.

However, the applications of agencies
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that do not follow the steps suggested

above will be given equal consideration

and will be reviewed by the same

criteria and applicable grant review

procedures.

Application Content

1. Problem Statement

Describe the problem in the current

resettlement situation with respect to:

(a) Voluntary agencies placing refugees

in the community and their relationship

to the proposed alternative project; (b)

the target population (numbers,

ethnicities, and characteristics that

might affect achievement of economic

self-sufficiency, such as social

adaptation, employment patterns, etc.)

and the geographic area to be covered;

(c) refugees’ access to, and the

availability of, entry-level employment

in the community; (d) whether there is

concurrent provision of language and

employment services; (e) refugee

welfare utilization data and the reasons,

if applicable, for high utilization in the

targeted community; (f) barriers to, and

need for, coordination among public

and private refugee service providers;

and (g) current employment and other

program outcomes.

2. Proposed Strategy: The Program

Design

A. Describe the proposed program and

address the specific policies and

procedures of the program designed to

include the following as appropriate:

1. Cash and medical assistance (e.g.,

eligibility criteria, payment standards,

administrative procedures, etc.). The

level of support must be equivalent to

local AFDC/RCA payment standards

and be distributed to the recipients

fairly and equitably; there must be

provision for sanctions for noncooperation with employment and

social services plans; and there must be

provision for fair hearings and appeals

similar to procedures followed in the

AFDC or RCA programs.

2. Employment services, language

training, case management and other

social services. The application must

discuss the services proposed to be

provided under the project and to

discuss how these will be coordinated

with services for refugees available to

project participants from providers not

participating in the alternative project.

The application should discuss how the

targeted population will access the

services, how they rank in priorities for

available services and what limits exist,

or will exist, on the scope of services,

e.g., maximum number of hours of

language training.

3. Access to other Federal programs.

The application should discuss access

and eligibility of the project’s

participants to other programs, e.g. Food

Stamps, WIC, PIC/JTPA, AFDC/SSI/

JOBS, expanded medical coverage under

OBRA, etc.

B. Describe how the proposed project

will improve the applicant’s refugee

resettlement program and how it

proposes to provide interim financial

support, medical services, support

services and case management, as

needed, in a manner that encourages

self-sufficiency, reduces welfare

dependency, and fosters coordination

among the resettlement agencies and

service providers.

C. An integrated system of assistance

and services is considered an essential

characteristic of an alternative project.

The application should describe how

this integration will be effected in the

project.

D. Alternative options for medical

care are encouraged, but because these

can be expensive and difficult to

develop, applications will not be

required to include alternative medical

assistance where RMA or Medicaid

remain available for refugees. If the

applicant for an alternative project does

not propose to provide medical services,

the application must describe how

medical services will be provided.

Any alternative to RMA proposed

under an alternative project must

provide services equivalent to the

approved Medicaid Plan of the State(s)

in which the project will be

implemented. Where HCFA approves a

State Medicaid demonstration, this

becomes a State’s approved Medicaid

Plan for the persons eligible thereunder.

Where a State expands Medicaid

eligibility through a Medicaid (Title

XIX) demonstration project approved by

HCFA to cover refugees not previously

Medicaid eligible, medical coverage for

refugees in alternative projects will not

be considered, and where medical

coverage is in effect, it will be

terminated in a reasonable and timely

manner to permit refugees to enroll

under the HCFA-approved

demonstration. ORR will reimburse

States for the State’s share of medical

demonstration project costs for refugees

who otherwise would have been eligible

for RMA. (See ORR State Letter # 95–01,

January 12, 1995. Attachment.)

E. Describe also the measures to be

used to assure coordination of refugee

service providers, including voluntary

resettlement agencies, MAAs, and the

other public and private agencies that

provide services to refugees.

F. Provide documentation of

consultation with the State Refugee

Coordinator.

G. If a manual guiding the provision

of assistance and services to the refugees

is to be developed, this should be

described and the proposed timeline for

its completion included. If a manual is

completed, this should be attached to

the application to support the narrative

of this section.

H. Where the application for the

proposed alternative is a comprehensive

State-wide project, the application must

describe how the proposed alternative

program will address any other element

of the current State program which the

new project would include, replace,

interrelate with, or otherwise impact.

This could include funding for Mutual

Assistance Associations (MAAs),

coordination with the State public

health program for services to refugees,

resources for language training services,

etc. Projects proposing alternative cash

assistance will need to coordinate with

the State welfare office and these

applicants must include a contact point

within the State welfare system with

whom the project proposes to

coordinate as needed.

3. Rationale for the Alternative Projects

State the rationale for using the

alternative project as the means for

addressing the problem. State the

rationale for the proposed program

strategy that encourages refugees’ selfsufficiency, reduces welfare

dependency, and fosters greater

coordination among the resettlement

agencies and service providers. Discuss

the proposed strategy’s anticipated cost

effectiveness.

4. Organizational System

Describe the organization’s plan for

administering and managing the project.

Describe the location of the project in

the structure of the agency and include

key personnel position descriptions and

names of those who will implement the

project. Describe the plans for training

and on-going technical assistance.

Describe the overall data collection

and analysis anticipated to document

project outcomes. Describe the plan and

schedule for program monitoring,

evaluation, and required audits.

Successful applicants will be required

to report outcomes on ORR’s standard

Quarterly Performance Report (QPR).

If a manual is to be developed for the

management and administration of the

project, it should be described and the

proposed timeline for its completion

included. If the manual is completed,

this should be attached to the
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application to support the narrative of

this section.

5. Program Outcomes

Describe proposed program outcomes.

Include the plan for measuring project

outcomes: e.g., welfare avoidances and

numbers of refugees who achieve selfsufficiency, employment counseling and

other services contacts, job placements,

90-day retention of employment,

English language training participation

numbers, etc.

6. Project Budget

Provide a detailed line-item budget by

cost category: (a) Cash assistance, (b)

medical assistance, (c) social services, to

include employment services, language

training, social adjustment services, and

other allowable services, (d)

administration (break out administrative

costs by program activity). Describe how

the costs for cash and medical

assistance were calculated. (Sample

client-loading chart and sample budget

are available from ORR.) Discuss the

costs of the current program using the

most recent 12 month period for which

data exists, including numbers of

refugees served, to provide a base for

comparing the estimated costs of the

project. Discuss unit costs of services to

the refugees for the current program and

for the proposed project (e.g., include

the anticipated arrival rates of refugees

into the community). Provide a

narrative to support the costs included

in each category. Since ORR does not

receive funds specific to the

implementation of alternative projects

and has not specified ‘‘funds available’’

in this notice, it is important to discuss

the amount of funds requested during

the planning and application process

with ORR in order to assure a project

design which ORR can fund. It is also

important to list the anticipated funding

sources with projected amounts, i.e.,

ORR, State government, other federal

programs, and any other resources.

Application Review Criteria

1. Problem Statement

Clarity and completeness of

description of: The problem; targeted

population; coordination of services in

the local resettlement community;

opportunity for early employment for

refugees; availability of concurrent

employment and language services;

adequacy of the statistics used to

describe the problem. Points: (10)

2. Proposed Program Strategy

Clarity, completeness, and

reasonableness of the proposed strategy

as it relates to the target population to

be served and the geographic area to be

covered; adequacy of the cash and, if

provided, medical assistance policies

and administration; fairness and equity

of the eligibility criteria for assistance;

reasonableness of the sanctioning

procedures and the clients’ access to

appeals and fair hearings procedures;

coordination of assistance and services;

availability of other Federal and State

programs; entry-level employment

opportunities; provision, availability,

and coordination with existing language

training; appropriateness and purpose of

case management strategies;

coordination with other service

providers within the community of

resettlement; consultation with the State

Coordinator; and if the State will no

longer administer the program, the

adequacy of the coordination with the

mainstream State-administered agencies

which also provide services to refugees,

i.e., public health, AFDC program (if not

included in the alternative projects

target population), etc. Points: (35)

3. Rationale for Proposing the

Alternative Projects

Appropriateness and reasonableness

of the rationale for proposing an

alternative project. Probability that the

project will increase refugee selfsufficiency, avoid welfare dependency

among arriving refugees, and assure

coordination among the service

providers and voluntary agencies.

Probability that the project will be costeffective. Points: (10)

4. Organizational System

Adequacy of the organizational

system for project administration.

Adequacy of staff training and ongoing

technical assistance activities.

Adequacy of reporting design (e.g., use

of ORR Quarterly Performance Report,

data analysis, etc.). Adequacy of plan for

program monitoring and evaluation.

Points: (15)

5. Proposed Outcomes

Reasonableness of the outcomes

proposed; feasibility of the methodology

proposed for collecting outcome data.

Points: (15)

6. Project Budget

Reasonableness, adequacy, and

completeness of the budget and lineitem budget narrative. Reasonableness

of procedures (e.g., client-loading chart)

used to estimate the budget amount

requested. Adequacy of the discussion

of the anticipated funding sources.

Points: (15)

Application Submission Information

Application Assurances Forms

Attachments contain the standard

forms necessary for the application for

awards under this announcement.

Copies may be obtained by writing or

telephoning: Office of Refugee

Resettlement, 370 L’Enfant Promenade

SW., Washington, DC 20447, Telephone:

(202) 401–9251.

Each application should complete and

include one original and two additional

copies of the following forms. The

instructions and forms required for

submission of applications are attached.

The forms may be reproduced for use in

submitting applications:

a. A completed Standard Form 424

which has been signed by an official of

the organization applying for the grant

who has authority to obligate the

organization legally. The applicant must

be aware that in signing and submitting

the application for this award, it is

certifying that it will comply with the

Federal requirements concerning the

Drug-Free Workplace Certification and

the Debarment Certification.

b. ‘‘Budget Information-NonConstruction Programs’’ SF–424A).

c. A completed, signed and dated

‘‘Assurance-Non-Construction

Programs’’ (SF–424B).

d. Restrictions on Lobbying—

Certification for Contracts, Grants,

Loans, and Cooperative Agreements:

completed, sign and date form.

e. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,

SF-LLL: completed, sign and date form,

if necessary.

f. A project Narrative consisting of the

elements described in the Application

Content section of this announcement.

Procedures for Submission

Applications must be submitted in

accordance with the closing dates

specified below.

a. Deadlines:

Review and Due Dates: Applications

to this standing announcement will be

considered on April 1 and October 1

each year. Applications received at

other times will be reviewed at the

discretion of the Director. Applications

will be considered to have met the April

1 and October 1 review dates if they are

either:

(1) Received on or before the deadline

date at the address specified in this

program announcement; or

(2) Mailed on or before the deadline

date and received by the granting

agency in time for the independent

review. (Applicants must be cautioned

to request a legibly dated U.S. Postal

Service postmark or to obtain a legibly

dated receipt from a commercial carrier
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or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered

postmarks will not be accepted as proof

of timely mailing.)

b. Application Delivery:

By Hand: Hand delivered applications

are accepted during the normal working

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

through Friday, on or prior to the

established closing date at:

Administration for Children and

Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 6th Floor OFM/DDG, 901 D

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447.

By Mail: Applications may be mailed

to the Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,

6th Floor, OFM/DDG, Washington, DC.

20447. A formal grant application sent

by mail—including Express Mail and

other, private ‘‘express’’ mail service

parcels—must be addressed as indicated

above and must be postmarked no later

than midnight on the closing date in

order to be considered.

c. Late applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria in

paragraph a. of this section are

considered late applications. ACF will

notify each late applicant that its

application is not being considered in

the current competition.

d. Extension of deadlines: ACF may

extend the deadline for all applicants

because of acts of God such as floods,

hurricanes, etc., or when there is a

widespread disruption of the mails.

However, if the granting agency does

not extend the deadline for all

applicants, it may not waive or extend

the deadline for any applicant.

Once an application has been

submitted, it is considered as final and

no additional materials will be accepted

by ACF. An application with an original

signature and two copies is required.

e. Non-profit status: Applicants other

than public agencies must provide

evidence of their nonprofit status with

their applications. Any of the following

is acceptable evidence: (1) A copy of the

applicant organization’s listing in the

Internal Revenue Service’s most recent

list of tax-exempt organizations

described in section 501 (c) (3) of the

IRS Code; or (2) a copy of the currently

valid IRS tax exemption certificate.

Intergovernmental Review (SPOC)

This program is covered under

Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs,’’ and 45 CFR part 100,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services 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, Colorado, Connecticut,

Hawaii, Alaska, 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 Executive Order 12372.

Applicants for projects to be

administered by Federally-recognized

Indian Tribes are also exempt from the

requirements of E.O. 12372. Otherwise,

applicants should contact their SPOCs

as soon as possible to alert them of the

prospective application and to receive

any necessary instructions. Applicants

must submit any required material to

the SPOCs as soon as possible so that

the program office can obtain and

review SPOC comments as part of the

award process. It is imperative that the

applicant submit all required materials,

if any, to the SPOC and indicate the date

of this submittal (or the 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.

When comments are submitted

directly to ACF, they should be

addressed to: Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Division of

Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor, OFM/

DDG, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW.,

Washington, DC. 20447.

A list of Single Points of Contact for

each State and Territory is included as

appendix A of this announcement.

Applicable Regulations

Applicable HHS regulations will be

provided to grantees upon award.

Post Award Requirements for Reports

and Records

Grantees are required to file Financial

Status (SF–269) reports on a semiannual basis and Program Progress

Reports on a quarterly basis. Funds shall

be accounted for and reported upon

separately from all other grant activities.

The official receipt point for all

reports and correspondence is the

Division of Discretionary Grants. The

original copy of each report shall be

submitted to the Grants Management

Specialist, Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Division of

Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor, OFM/

DDG, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW.,

Washington, DC. 20447.

The final Financial and Program

Progress Reports shall be due 90 days

after the project period expiration date

or termination of grant support.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

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

is required to submit to 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

ACF grant applications under OMB

Control Number 0348–0043.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance (CFDA) number assigned to this

announcement is 93.583.

Dated: March 20, 1995.

Lavinia Limon,

Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.

[FR Doc. 95–7506 Filed 3–24–95; 8:45 am]

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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