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CFR parts 1500–1508) implementing

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the

General Services Administration (GSA)

hereby gives notice that a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

for the Construction of a new Federal

Building—United States Courthouse

(FB–CT) within the city of Tucson,

Arizona, has been prepared and filed

with the United States Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) on April 14,

1995.

Proposed Action: The proposed

project includes construction of a new

FB–CT with approximately 422,000

gross square feet (GSF) of building space

including 100 inside and 87 outside

parking spaces. The preferred site is an

area of approximately four acres located

on the southwest corner of the

intersection of West Congress Street and

Granada Avenue in the Central Business

Area (CBA) of the city of Tucson.

Alternatives: In addition to the

preferred site, the DEIS examines

construction of the FB–CT at three

alternative sites including:

(1) West of Granada Avenue across

from the Tucson Convention Center;

(2) a site bounded by Interstate 10 on

the west, West Congress Street on the

north, and the Southern Pacific

Transportation Company railroad tracks

on the east; and

(3) a site bounded by North Stone

Avenue on the west, Toole Avenue on

the North, Grossetta Street on the east,

and Alameda Street on the south.

All of the sites being considered are

approximately four acres in size and

located within the CBA of the city of

Tucson.

The Draft EIS also examines the No

Action alternative which assumes

continued use of the existing James A.

Walsh Federal Courthouse and

accompanying leased space.

Public Involvement: The DEIS

prepared by GSA addressing this action

is on file and may be obtained from: Ms.

Mitra K. Nejad, Asset Manager (9PT),

Public Buildings Service, Portfolio

Management, 525 Market Street, San

Francisco, California 94105–2799.

Telephone: (415) 744–8107.

A limited number of copies of the

DEIS are available to fill single copy

requests. Loan copies of the DEIS are

available for review at Tucson City

Library and the GSA Field Office at 300

West Congress Street, second floor,

Tucson, Arizona 85701.

A public meeting will be held on May

2, 1995 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at

the Tucson City Hall, Council

Chambers, 255 West Alameda, Tucson,

Arizona 85701. The purpose of this

meeting is to provide the community

with an opportunity to submit

comments on the DEIS. In addition,

written comments on the DEIS can be

submitted until June 1, 1995 to the

address listed above.

Dated: April 12, 1995.

Aki K. Nakao,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95– Filed 4–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–23–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACYF–HS

93600–953]

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families and Public and Indian

Housing Comprehensive Early

Childhood Demonstration Projects;

Grants Availability

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF,

DHHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the

availability of financial assistance to

establish or increase the availability of

comprehensive child development

services in or near Public or Indian

Housing developments. This

announcement does not allow funds to

be used for child care services in

Section 8 programs.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this

solicitation is to increase the availability

of comprehensive child development

services for residents of Public and

Indian Housing developments so that

parents or guardians of children aged 0–

13 can seek, retain or train for

employment. Grant funds will be made

available to: (1) Non-profit child care

providers; (2) Head Start grantees; and

(3) Resident Management Corporations

(RMCs) and Resident Councils (RCs).

These grants are for a 17-month period

and are not renewable. Consortia

consisting of a non-profit child care

provider, a Head Start grantee and a

RMC or RC are encouraged to develop

projects with one of the consortia

members filing the application. The

applicant must have a plan for

continuing the comprehensive child

development services with Federal,

State, local or other child care funds

after the 17-month grant period is over.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of

applications is June 20, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications to:

ACYF/HUD Comprehensive Early

Childhood Demonstration, Ellsworth

Associates, Inc., 3030 Clarendon Blvd.,

Suite 240, Arlington, Virginia 22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

ACYF Operations Center, Technical

Assistance Team at 1–800–351–2293

will answer questions regarding

application requirements or refer you to

the appropriate contact person in ACYF

for programmatic questions.

REQUEST FOR POSTCARD: If you plan to

submit an application, please send a

postcard with the following

information: the name, address, and

telephone number of the contact person;

the name of the organization; and

indicate if you are a non-profit child

care provider, Head Start grantee, or a

RC/RMC, within two (2) weeks of the

receipt of this announcement to: ACYF/

HUD Comprehensive Early Childhood

Demonstration, Ellsworth Associates,

Inc., 3030 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 240,

Arlington, Virginia 22201.

This information will be used to

determine the number of expert

reviewers needed in the application

review process.

Contents of this Announcement

Part I. General Information

A. Background

B. Program Purpose

C. Statutory Authorities

D. Funding

Part II. Eligible Applicants

A. Non-Profit Child Care Providers

B. Head Start Grantees

C. Resident Management Corporations and

Resident Councils

Part III. Use of Grant Funds

Part IV. Technical Proposal

A. Project Summary

B. Program Narrative

Part V. Evaluation Criteria

Part VI. Required Documentation

A. Profile Information

B. Required Documentation

Part VII. Application Process

A. Required Forms and Signatures

B. Application Submission

C. Checklist for a Complete Application

D. Receipt of Applications

E. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

F. Executive Order 12372—Notification

Process

G. The Selection Process

H. Award of Grants

I. Effective Date of Awards

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Part I. General Information

A. Background

This announcement solicits

applications from non-profit child care

providers, Head Start grantees, and

Resident Management Corporations or

Resident Councils to establish or

expand comprehensive child

development programs in or near Public

or Indian Housing developments. The

competitive grants solicited in this
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announcement are made available

through the Public Housing Early

Childhood Development Demonstration

Program of the Department of Housing

and Urban Development (HUD). Under

an interagency agreement between the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development and the Department of

Health and Human Services (DHHS),

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF), $14 million in FY 1995

funds for this program have been

transferred to the DHHS/ACF

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families (ACYF) to administer the grant

program.

Within ACYF there are Federal

programs which provide early

childhood services to low-income

children. Head Start is a family-focused,

comprehensive, community-based

program to promote the development

and well-being of young children. The

AFDC/JOBS Child Care and Transitional

Child Care (TCC) programs help families

move from welfare to work, while the

At-Risk Child Care Grant (ARCC) and

the Child Care and Development Block

Grant (CCDBG) enable low-income

working families to remain

economically self-sufficient. The

CCDBG program helps states provide,

expand and improve child care services

for children and families. The

Dependent Care and Development

Grants provide funds to States for the

start-up of school age child care

services, child care resources and

referrals.

Resident Management Corporations

are resident groups that are incorporated

for the purpose of entering into a

contract to manage one or more

activities of a Housing authority or an

Indian Housing Authority. A Resident

Management Corporation must meet the

requirements of 24 CFR 964.120.

A Resident Council consists of

persons who live in public housing and

meet the requirements of 24 CFR Part

964.115 in order to be able to receive

funds for resident council activities, and

stipends for officers for their related

costs for volunteer work in public

housing.

B. Program Purpose

The HUD/ACYF partnership was

developed to assist in the establishment

or expansion of comprehensive child

development services through projects

located in or near Public or Indian

Housing developments so that lowincome parents or guardians of infants,

toddlers, preschool or school-aged

children may seek, maintain or train for

employment. The grant funds will

establish quality programs marked by

facilities planned for use as child care

centers, high staff to child ratios, staff

with education and training specific to

child care, administrators with

education, experience and training

which will promote quality

programming, staff compensation

commensurate with qualifications and

adequate to employ and retain staff. It

is likely that the successful applicant

will provide the early childhood

education services and nutrition

services directly and link with the

community providers to assure that the

child’s medical, dental, mental health

needs are met.

The Comprehensive Early Childhood

Demonstration projects are developed to

establish quality comprehensive child

development services through consortia

or partnerships among experienced nonprofit child care providers, Head Start

grantees and RMCs/RCs in or near

Public or Indian Housing developments.

The comprehensive child development

services are being made available so that

parents or guardians of children ages

birth to thirteen can seek, retain or train

for employment by: (1) Establishing one

or more full-day or part-day

comprehensive child care centers or a

cluster of family child care homes (five

home minimum); or (2) expanding

current part-day centers to provide more

hours of services per day or per year.

The service schedule is designed to be

responsive to the needs of the parents or

guardians whose work or job training

requires child care services for their

children.

The phrase ‘‘in or near’’ is defined as

located in the defined area of the Public

or Indian Housing development or

within walking distance of the housing

development. This definition may be

extended to allow flexibility in the

transportation of children (in the case of

rural communities and Indian

Reservations) where the direct service

area extends beyond the immediate

vicinity of the Public or Indian Housing

development.

Comprehensive child development

services are defined as early childhood

education plus child medical, dental,

mental health and nutrition services

with parental involvement.

Non-profit organization—Any nonprofit organization submitting an

application must submit proof of its

non-profit statue in its application at the

time of submission (see Checklist for

Complete Application-Part VI-Required

Documentation). The non-profit agency

can accomplish this by providing a copy

of the applicant’s listing in the Internal

Revenue Service’s (IRS) most recent list

of tax-exempt organizations described in

Section 501–(c)(3) of the IRS codes or by

providing a copy of the currently valid

IRS tax exemption certificate, or by

providing a copy of the articles of

incorporation bearing the deal of the

State in which the corporation or

association is domiciled.

Homeless—Preference will be given to

homeless children in the vicinity when

slots cannot be filled by children living

in Public and Indian Housing

developments.

Funds awarded to non-profit child

care providers and Head Start grantees

may be used to establish services or to

expand current service hours in one or

more centers or to a cluster of family

child care homes (a minimum of five

homes). The RMCs and RCs may also

use these demonstration funds to

establish services or to expand current

service hours in one or more centers.

RMCs/RCs will only be eligible to

receive funding for family child care

services when they form a contractual

relationship with a non-profit child care

organization or a Head Start grantee

which will directly provide the services.

Non-profit child care providers, Head

Start grantees, RMCs or RCs may

establish a cooperative agreement, a

delegate agreement or a contract with

another private non-profit agency for the

direct operation of some or all of their

programs.

Grantees must: (1) Give priority to

enrolling the children of families who

reside in a Public or Indian Housing

development, are employed, are seeking

employment and/or are participating in

training that will lead to employment,

and are in need of child care services;

(2) assure that the program director and

program staff have received appropriate

training or have sound experience in

early childhood education and child

development; (3) designate a staff

person who will provide linkages to the

health care community; (4) designate a

project director who has demonstrated

program management and linkages to

the community; (5) provide

opportunities for the employment of

residents from the Public or Indian

Housing development, especially

elderly residents; (6) involve the parents

of the enrolled children as classroom

volunteers, members of a governing

council or board, or as volunteers

assisting in other center functions; and

(7) comply with all applicable State,

tribal and local laws, regulations,

licensing, and ordinances.

C. Statutory Authorities (Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

Number 93.600, Project Head Start)

1. 42 U.S.C. 801, et seq., The Head

Start Act, as amended;

2. Pub. L. 100–242, Section 117, the

Housing and Community Development
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Act of 1987, Public Housing Child Care

Demonstration Programs;

3. The Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. 1535;

4. Pub. L. 100–242 02, Stewart B.

McKinney Homeless Assistance Act;

5. Cranston Gonzales National

Affordable Housing Act;

6. Pub. L. 98–181, Section 222, The

Housing and Urban Rural Recovery Act

of 1983, Public Housing Early

Childhood Development Program.

D. Funding

Funding for this grant program is

made available through an interagency

transfer from HUD to ACYF of

$14,000,000 in FY 1995. Approximately

$1,800,000 has been set aside for grants

to RMCs and RCs. The remainder of

these funds, approximately $12,200,000,

will be awarded to non-profit child care

providers and Head Start grantees.

Each applicant can apply for up to

$200,000 per center or cluster of family

child care homes (five home minimum

per cluster). The maximum funding per

applicant is $400,000. The grants may

be used for both startup costs and

operations cost. Start up costs would

include the design, renovation and

equipping of the child care facility.

Operations costs include the actual

operation of the quality comprehensive

child care services. Grants will be

funded for a period of 17 months.

These comprehensive child

development projects may be funded in

full with Federal funds. There is no

non-Federal matching requirement.

Applicants may not receive funds to

support child care services at sites that

were funded either as part of the HUD

Public Housing Early Childhood

Development Demonstration Program

during fiscal years 1988, 1989, and 1990

or as part of the Head Start-HUD Child

Care Demonstration Projects in fiscal

years 1991, 1992 and 1994. Previously

funded organizations may, however,

apply to provide services at other sites.

Part II. Eligible Applicants

Applicant eligibility for this

competition is limited to three types of

organizations: (1) Non-profit child care

providers; (2) Head Start grantees; and

(3) Resident Management Corporations

or Resident Councils. Consortia of

organizations interested in high quality,

comprehensive services for children are

encouraged to develop a joint proposal

with the understanding that only an

eligible applicant of the three types

listed above may actually apply for the

grant.

A. Non-Profit Child Care Providers

A non-profit child care provider is

defined as a child care center,

preschool, early childhood development

program, before- or after-school program

or similar entity which operates as a

non-profit organization under section

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code.

In order to be eligible for a

Comprehensive Early Childhood

Development Project grant, a non-profit

child care provider must: (1) Be in

compliance with all applicable State

and local child care requirements; (2) be

bonded; (3) demonstrate program

management and fiscal stability and

responsibility; (4) demonstrate

experience in or capability of delivering

high quality comprehensive child

development services for low-income

children; (5) have had a child care

license for 3 consecutive years; and (6)

demonstrate the ability to create and

participate in community linkages for

comprehensive services, including child

care funding beyond the 17 months of

the grant.

B. Head Start Grantees

A Head Start grantee is one that is

currently funded by the Administration

on Children and Families, to provide

Head Start services and whose services

meet the Head Start Program

Performance Standards. Head Start is a

national program providing

comprehensive developmental services

primarily to preschool children of lowincome families. To help enrolled

preschool children achieve their full

potential, Head Start programs provide

comprehensive health, nutritional,

educational, social and other services.

In addition, Head Start programs are

required to provide for the direct

participation of parents of enrolled

preschool children in the development,

conduct, and direction of local

programs. Head Start currently serves

approximately 740,000 children through

a network of 1,405 grantees, including

125 Tribes and Tribal organizations.

C. Resident Management Corporations

(RMCs)/Resident Councils (RCs)

Resident Management Corporations

must meet the requirements of 24 CFR

964.120. Resident Councils must meet

the requirements of 24 CFR 964.115. In

order to be eligible for a Comprehensive

Early Childhood Development Project

grant, a RC or RMC must: (1)

Demonstrate program and fiscal stability

and responsibility; (2) demonstrate

experience in or capability of delivering

good quality comprehensive services for

low-income children, either directly or

through another agency; (3) demonstrate

the ability to create and participate in

community linkages for comprehensive

services, including child care funding

beyond the 17 months of the grant and

(4) be a non-profit organization.

Part III. Use of Grant Funds

The grants are intended to cover

allowable costs incurred in the

development and operation of a

comprehensive child development

program. Allowable costs include

planning costs, administration, leasing

and/or the purchase of equipment and/

or vehicles, maintenance, minor or

routine repairs, security, utilities,

furnishings, equipment and supplies

(including curriculum), insurance,

bonding for the amount of the grant, and

staff salaries. Staffing patterns should

assure that there are sufficient staff for

program direction, classroom services,

liaison for health services and support

to parent involvement. Additional

personnel may be approved in the grant

when they support the purposes of the

grant. Nutritional services funds may be

budgeted for start-up until funding from

the Child and Adult Care Food Program

(7 CFR Part 226) begins.

Grant funds may also be used for the

cost of minor renovations. Renovation

costs may include the reconfiguration of

space; installation of bathrooms or

kitchens; renovations necessary to

achieve compliance with physical

accessibility standards for the disabled

or renovations required to meet State,

Tribal or local licensing and building

code standards; landscaping; painting;

and lighting. Costs associated with leadbased paint abatement are not allowable

since removal of lead-based paint is

funded through another HUD program.

In addition, funds may not be used for

new construction of a facility.

Applicants should include in the

budget funds for one program person to

attend a three day project conference in

Washington, DC.

Part IV. Technical Proposal

This section addresses the technical

proposal requirements focusing on a

description of the project and how the

applicant proposes to carry out the

project.

A. Project Summary

The proposal must contain a one-page

summary. This summary is to be a

separate document which includes the

following information: (1) Applicant

name, address, contact person,

telephone and FAX number; (2) funding

level; (3) consortium names and

description of collaborative approach if

applicable; (4) a description of the

Public or Indian Housing development;

(5) a description of the proposed

program, including goals and objectives,

number and ages of children to be
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served, services to be offered, and

expected outcomes or benefits; and (6)

a description of any other unusual

commitments from the community or

foundations. The summaries of funded

projects will be combined into a

compendium for public dissemination

after grants have been awarded.

B. Program Narrative

The narrative should be

comprehensive and not exceed 40

double spaced pages. Below is a

guideline for the organization of your

narrative section so that each section

includes all the program requirements.

(1) Geographic Area

The narrative must describe the

Public or Indian housing development

and surrounding geographic area to be

served by the proposed project.

Applicants are expected to provide a

sound rationale for establishing a

project in this location. This discussion

should include such factors as location,

relevant population demographics,

available community services and

resources, and distinguishing

community features.

(2) Objectives and Need for Assistance

The proposal must clearly document

the need for a comprehensive child

development program. Applicants

should discuss what services are needed

for infants, toddlers, preschool and

school-aged children who reside in or

near a Public or Indian Housing

development. The application should

explain how the services will help the

parents or guardians of these children to

seek, retain or train for employment.

Applicants must provide a recent

assessment of community needs. This

assessment must document sufficient

numbers of eligible children for the

proposed project period and the needed

hours of services for each category or

categories of children to be served.

Applicants must indicate in the

narrative how families and children will

be identified, recruited and selected.

The age group and the number of

children in each age group proposed for

full-day or part-day child care must be

clearly specified. The application

should also explain how priority will be

given to serving those children who

reside in the development, and how

homeless children in the vicinity will be

served if a slot becomes available.

This demonstration is not intended to

replace existing services. Applicants

should not propose to serve children of

the same age as those currently being

served by an existing child care program

in the targeted Public or Indian Housing

development, unless the applicant can

demonstrate by findings from the needs

assessment that there is an unfilled gap

in services for children of that age. This

prohibition does not apply to applicants

who propose to extend the hours of

service provided by a center or family

child care homes already located in the

development.

The application must include a

timeline indicating the major milestones

and the projected dates of

accomplishment for each of the

milestones.

(3) Expected Benefits or Outcomes

The proposal must describe how the

Public or Indian Housing community is

expected to benefit from the proposed

comprehensive child development

program.

(4) Approach

Applicants are expected to describe

their approach to the design and

implementation of a comprehensive

child development program in sufficient

depth to demonstrate: (1) An

understanding of the developmental

needs of children and how to enhance

their growth and well-being through

comprehensive, developmentally

appropriate practices; (2) an

understanding of and ability to resolve

issues, difficulties, and challenges; (3)

sound professional experience and

expertise in the delivery of

comprehensive, developmentally

appropriate services to children of each

age group to be served; (4) the

managerial skills and experience to

carry out the proposed project; and (5)

organizational capacity and fiscal

responsibility.

The narrative must describe the goals

and objectives of the proposed project

and how they will be achieved. This

discussion should include a description

of the applicant’s philosophy and

programmatic approach, as well as what

specific types of services and activities

are envisioned. The narrative should

also describe what measures will be

taken to ensure the health and safety of

the children and staff participating in

the demonstration.

The proposal must explain how the

new comprehensive services will be

implemented and carried out in a timely

and efficient manner throughout the 17

month project period and beyond. This

includes, but is not limited to, how

eligible children and families will be

recruited, how the applicant will assure

that the available classroom space or

family child care home meets required

licensing standards, how the child care

center or family child care system will

become operational within a reasonable

period of time, and how arrangements

will be made to continue services after

the grant ends.

The proposal must contain a

discussion of staff qualifications, how

qualified staff will be hired, and what

opportunities will be available for the

employment of residents from the

Public or Indian Housing development,

especially elderly residents. The

proposal must contain a description of

the proposed staffing pattern, including

job descriptions of the Project Director

and the lead Program Director. Resumes

should also be included if individuals

have been identified. Applicants should

identify the positions and number per

position of proposed staff, their salary

rates and employee benefits, the

proportion of their time to be committed

to the project, the period of time for

which they will be employed, and the

expected source of funding after the

Federal grant terminates. The proposal

must include: a timeline for beginning

and completing each component of the

strategy; a description of how residents

and parents are involved in the

program’s planning and

implementation; how comprehensive

child development services will be

coordinated and complemented by

current supportive services.

(5) Consortium Members and Other

Partners

We encourage a consortium of eligible

applicants (a non-profit child care

provider, and/or a Head Start grantee,

and/or a RMC/RC) to design and/or

carry out the proposed comprehensive

child development program together.

The application must lay out a

description of the consortium members

and their roles in the planning and

operation of the project. Where there is

a consortium that results in subgrants or

delegate agency contracts for the

provision of services, the applicant

should detail the nature of this contract

in the application and include the

contract/agreement in the application. If

grantee services are being subgranted, a

complete detailed budget of the

subgrant should be included. A

consortium may be two or more

organizations. Only one of the eligible

applicants may file the application. We

encourage the RMCs and RCs to work

with a non-profit child care provider

and/or a Head Start grantee. The

responsibility for the administration of

the Federal grant, compliance with

terms and conditions of the grant and

oversight of the proper use of Federal

funds will reside with the

organizational entity that is the

recipient of the Federal grant.

Other partnerships, collaborations

and agreements should be described in
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the application. The applicant should

include information on how the Public

or Indian Housing Authority has been

included in the planning of the project

and what contributions (facilities,

renovations and staff) it will be making

to the project. If the center or family

child care home is to be located in a

Public or Indian Housing development,

the applicant must reach an agreement

with the housing authority to provide, at

nominal cost or no cost, suitable

facilities to the applicant. A letter of

confirmation from the housing authority

must be included in the application,

and a description of the agreement

between the applicant and the Public or

Indian Housing Authority should be in

the narrative.

The proposal must include a plan for

sustaining the comprehensive child

development program in or near the

Public or Indian Housing development

after the 17 months ends. Applicants

must explain in the narrative how

quality comprehensive child

development services will continue to

be provided at a reasonable cost after

the end of the demonstration period.

Applications must give evidence of

the collaborative effort existing between

the applicant and the parents, service

agency providers and other community

members in the development and

planning of the application. The

proposal should present specific plans

to obtain the financial support of others

in the community for continuing

program operations. Applications must

describe what other resources in the

community will help support the

proposed child care program, including

existing commitments from other

organizations in the community. The

application must describe the extent to

which funds, staff time, in-kind

services, and other resources in the local

community, especially from local

businesses, have been committed to the

demonstration effort during the

planning period. Also, the plan for their

continued support during and after the

17 month grant period, should be

detailed in the application.

Applicants should include in their

applications a list of financial

supporters and partners, including the

name and address of the organization,

the name of its director, and telephone

number. Letters of commitment or

support should not be included.

Part V. Evaluation Criteria

The following are the criteria which

will be used to review and evaluate the

grant applications. Information

provided throughout this announcement

will be used to review and evaluate

applicants on the following criteria.

1. Geographic Location (5 points)

The extent to which the application

gives a precise location of the project

and area to be served by the proposed

project and describes the families to be

served. Information provided in

response to this announcement Part

IV(B)(1) will be used to review and

evaluate applicants on the above

criterion.

2. Objectives and Need for Assistance

(10 points)

The extent to which the application

pinpoints any relevant physical,

economic, social, financial,

institutional, or other problems

requiring a grant; demonstrates the need

for assistance; states the principal and

subordinate objectives of the project;

and provides supporting documentation

or other testimonies from concerned

interests other than the applicant.

Information provided in response to

Part IV(B)(2) will be used to review and

evaluate the above criterion.

3. Expected Results or Benefits (5

Points)

The extent to which the application

identifies results and benefits to be

derived.

Information provided in response to

Part IV(B)(3) will be used to review and

evaluate the above criterion.

4. Approach (50 Points)

The extent to which the application

outlines an acceptable plan of action

pertaining to the scope of the project;

the timeline indicated by the applicant

for beginning and completing each

component of the strategy; details how

the proposed work will be

accomplished and lists each

organization, consultant, and other key

individuals who will work on the

project, along with resumes of the

project director and lead program

director and a short description of their

responsibilities or contribution to the

applicant’s work plan; descibes how

comprehensive child development

services will be coordinated and

complemented by the current

supportive services; and details a plan

for employing residents of the

applicant’s proposed service area.

Information provided in response to

Part IV(B)(4) of this announcement will

be used to review and evaluate the

above criterion.

5. Consortium Members and Other

Partners (15 Points)

Applicants who demonstrate a

consortium for the planning and

operation of the project may be awarded

up to 10 points. The consortium should

include a non-profit child care provider,

and/or a Head Start grantee and/or a RC

or RMC.

Other Partnerships—Up to five (5)

points will be assigned to this criteria

for other special partnerships with the

State or community who are providing

in-kind donations or volunteers.

Information provided in response to

Part IV(B)(5) will be used to review and

evaluate the above criterion.

6. Budget Appropriateness and

Reasonableness (15 Points)

The extent to which the project’s costs

are reasonable and well supported in

the narrative in view of the activities to

be carried out and the anticipated

outcomes.

Five of the 15 points available under

this criterion will be assigned based on

the extent to which the applicant

provides assurances or firm

commitments from community and/or

business sources to continue the project

funding beyond the demonstration

phase.

The extent to which the applicant’s

strategy is realistic, given the amount of

funding requested in relation to the

overall strategy. The extent to which the

applicant provides a line-item budget

for each category of expenses to

implement their strategy and describes

the financial and other resources (as

applied for under this Announcement

and from other sources) that may

reasonably be expected to be available

to carry out the program.

Part VI. Required Documentation

This section deals with the required

documentation.

A. Profile Information

All applicants must provide the

following profile information for

themselves and for each organization

(consortium member non-profit child

care provider, Head Start Grantee, and

RC or RMC) with which it has a

cooperative agreement or contract or

delegate agency agreement for the direct

operation of the program services. This

profile should be no more than two

pages (preferably one) for each

organization and should comply with

the following structure. The information

provided by the applicant will be used

to determine whether the applicant has

the basic organizational capacity to be

considered for managing this grant.

Applicants whose profile information is

incomplete or such the organizational

capacity is deemed inadequate to

manage a grant of this scope, will have

their applications screened out by the

Federal agency without further review

by the panel of experts.
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Non-Profit Child Care Provider

1. Name of non-profit child care

provider, name of Director or CEO,

telephone number, street address, city,

state, zip code.

2. Employer Identification Number.

3. The name of bond carrier, contact

person and telephone number. If the

applicant is not currently bonded the

applicant must provide the name of the

prospective bond carrier. Every grantee

must be bonded to receive the grant

award and proof of bonding will be

required prior to award of grant funds.

This cost of bonding up to the amount

of the grant is an allowable expense

under this grant.

4. Name of PHA/IHA with which the

applicant will be working including:

contact person and telephone number,

street address, city, state and zip code.

(only applicable to the applicant).

5. State child care license (not

provisional), date of issuance.

6. Documentation of any other

professional accreditation and date of

issuance.

7. Date of last state or local child care

monitoring visit; date of last fire

department monitoring visit.

8. List of recent Federal grants,

Federal Project officer, specifying what,

if any, required the grantee to renovate

a child care facility.

Head Start Grantee

1. Name of grantee, name of Director

or CEO, telephone number, street

address, city, state, zip code.

2. Employer Identification Number.

3. Name of PHA/IHA with which the

applicant will be working including:

Contact person and telephone number,

street address, city, state and zip code.

(only applicable to the applicant)

4. The date of the last Federal Head

Start monitoring visit.

5. Documentation of any other

professional accreditation and date of

issuance.

RC or RMC

1. Name of organization, name of

contact person, telephone number,

street address, city, state and zip code.

2. Employer Identification Number.

3. The name of bond carrier, contact

person and telephone number. If the

applicant is not currently bonded the

applicant must provide the name of the

prospective bond carrier. Every grantee

must be bonded to receive the grant

award and proof of bonding will be

required prior to award of grant funds.

This cost of bonding up to the amount

of the grant is an allowable expense

under this grant.

4. Date of last board election, names

of all board members, titles, and

appointment dates, and appointment

term.

5. Name of PHA/IHA, code, contact

person and telephone number, street

address, city, state and zip code.

6. Name of Housing Development,

number of units family units, elderly

units).

7. Name, address, contact person,

telephone number of any other child

care facility that you operate.

8. Documentation of any other

professional accreditation and date of

issuance.

9. List of Federal grants, Federal

project officer, telephone number;

identify the grants, if any, which

required the grantee to renovate a child

care facility.

B. Other Documents

In addition to the one or two page

profile, all applicants must include the

information listed below for their

organization and the other consortium

members with which they have subgrant

or delegate agency agreements for the

operation of some or all of the program.

1. Proof of non-profit status.

2. A recent audit or a statement from

a Certified Public Accountant/Licensed

Public Accountant certifying the

applicant has an accounting system

with financial controls adequate to

safeguard federal funds, including a

system for monitoring the disbursement

and reconciliation of funds, that there is

a method where budget costs are

compared to actual costs, and interfund

loans are not allowed.

3. A letter of commitment from the

appropriate Public Housing Authority

(PHA) or Indian Housing Authority

(IHA) (for applicants only).

4. The job descriptions and resumes

of key staff.

5. Copy of child care license.

Part VII. Application Process

A. Required Forms and Signatures

Applicants must submit all of the

required forms and certifications

included at the end of this

Announcement.

B. Application Submission

Applications must be prepared in

accordance with the guidance provided

in this Announcement. Applications are

restricted to no more than 40 doublespaced pages of program narrative. This

restriction does not include the project

summary, documentation required in

Part VI above and the forms which make

up the SF 424. The application must be

paginated beginning with the SF 424

and in the order of the checklist (Part

VII, C). It must contain a table of

contents listing each section of the

application with the respective pages

identified. Each application must be

single-sided on 81⁄2′′×11′′ paper.

Applications must contain only the

information requested. Because each

application will be duplicated, do not

use or include separate covers, binders,

clips, tabs, plastic inserts, maps,

brochures, curriculum, videos, or any

other items that cannot be photocopied.

Any extraneous information, including

curriculum documents, brochures, etc.

will be removed from your application.

Applicants must submit three copies of

the application, including one with

original signatures, and all forms and

required documentation. An application

without a SF 424 or with an unsigned

SF 424 is considered incomplete and

will not be eligible for review.

C. Checklist for a Complete Application

The checklist below is for your use to

ensure that your application package

has been properly prepared. Each

application should include one signed

original and two additional copies of the

following:

Section I: Technical Proposal—Project

Description

—Standard Form 424, SF 424A, and SF

424A page 2, REV.4–88. Child Care

Providers and RC/RMCs must include

the Employer Identification Number

on the SF 424; (If this information is

not included, the application will not

be eligible for review.)

—Table of Contents;

—Project Summary—one page only;

—Project Narrative—maximum of 40

double spaced pages;

—Timeline (one or two sheets of paper);

and

—Copies of contracts/delegate or

cooperative agreements.

Section II: Required Documentation

—Profiles

—Proof of non-profit status from IRS

—Audit or statement

—Letter of commitment from PHA or

IHA

—Job description and resume of project

director; job description and resume

of lead program director

—Copy of child care license

Section III: Additional Forms/

Certifications/Assurances

—A completed SPOC certification with

the date of SPOC contact entered in

line 16, page 1 of the SF 424, REV.4–

88);

—ASSURANCES—NONCONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS

(Signed)

—Certification Regarding Lobbying

(signed)
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1Note.—Signature on the SF 424

indicates that it will comply with the

requirements in the certifications

included in the announcement:

—Certification Regarding

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

(Attached)

—Certification Regarding Drug Free

Workplace (Attached)

—Certification Regarding Lobbying

(signed)

—Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and Other Responsibility

Matters—Primary Covered

Transactions

—Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and

Voluntary Exclusion—Lower Tier

Covered Transactions

D. Receipt of Applications

1. Address

The application must be submitted to

the following address: ACYF/HUD

Comprehensive Early Childhood

Demonstration, Ellsworth Associates,

Inc., 3030 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 240,

Arlington, Virginia 22201.

2. Deadlines

Applications shall be considered as

meeting an announced deadline if they

are received on or before the deadline

date at the receipt point specified in this

program announcement.

3. Late Applications

Applications which do not meet the

criteria above are considered late

applications. ACF shall notify each late

applicant that its application will not be

considered in the current competition.

4. Hand Delivered Applications

Hand delivered applications are

accepted during the normal working

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

Monday through Friday, on or before

the closing date at: ACYF/HUD

Comprehensive Early Childhood

Demonstration, Ellsworth Associates,

Inc., 3030 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 240,

Arlington, Virginia 22201.

5. Extension of Deadline

The Administration for Children and

Families 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 ACYF does not extend

the deadline for all applicants, it may

not waive or extend the deadline for any

applicant.

E. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1980, Public Law 96–511, the

Department is required to submit to

OMB for review and approval any

reporting and recordkeeping

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.

F. Executive Order 12372—Notification

Process

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 Executive Order 12372, 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

nineteen jurisdictions need take no

action regarding Executive Order 12372.

Applications for projects to be

administered by Federally-recognized

Indian Tribes are exempt from the

requirements of Executive Order 12372.

Otherwise, applicants should contact

their SPOC as soon as possible to alert

them to the prospective application and

to receive any necessary instructions.

Applicants must submit any required

material to the SPOC 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 SF 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, SPOC’s are requested to

clearly differentiate between mere

advisory comments and those official

State process recommendations which

may trigger the ‘‘accommodate or

explain’’ rule.

When comments are submitted

directly they should be addressed to:

ACYF/HUD Early Childhood

Demonstration, Ellsworth Associates,

Inc., 3030 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 240,

Arlington, Virginia 22201.

ACF will notify the State of any

application received which has no

indication that the State process has had

an opportunity for review.

A list of SPOCs for each State and

territory is included at the end of this

announcement.

G. The Selection Process

Applications will be reviewed by a

panel of experts including people

knowledgeable in HUD and Public and

Indian Housing programs, child care,

early childhood and child development,

and Head Start.

Applicants who are eligible non-profit

child care providers or Head Start

grantees will compete only against other

Head Start grantees and child care

providers while applicants which are

RCs/RMCs will compete only against

other RCs/RMCs. Discrete funds have

been set aside for each of the two areas

of competition.

The results of the competitive review

will be taken into consideration by the

Associate Commissioner (ACYF) of the

Child Care Bureau and of the Head Start

Bureau, and the Assistant Secretary,

Office of Public and Indian Housing,

who, in consultation with ACYF

Regional officials, will recommend

projects to be funded. The

Commissioner of ACYF will make the

final selection of the applicants to be

funded. Successful applications may be

funded in whole or in part depending

on the relative need for services,

applicant ranking, geographic location

and funds available.

The Commissioner may elect not to

fund Head Start grantees who are in

high risk status as of the closing date of

this Announcement or those applicants

that have management, fiscal, or other

problems and situations which make it

unlikely that they would be able to

provide effective full-day child care

services. The Commissioner may also

elect not to provide funding to

applicants experiencing problems in

providing quality services.

Within the framework of a

competitive grant review process,

consideration will be given to an

equitable geographic distribution of the

grants between urban, tribal and rural

areas.

H. Award of Grants

Successful applicants will be notified

through the issuance of a Financial

Assistance Award which sets forth the
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amount of funds granted, the terms and

conditions of the grant, the effective

date of the grant, the budget period for

which support is given, and the total

project period for which support is

provided.

I. Effective Date of Awards

It is anticipated that successful

applications shall be funded by

September 30, 1995.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 93.600, Project Head Start)

Dated: April 10, 1995.

Olivia A. Golden,

Commissioner, Administration on Children,

Youth and Families.

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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 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 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—Non-Construction 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 time frame after receipt

of approval of the awarding agency.

5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental

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

4763) relating to prescribed standards for

merit systems for programs funded under one

of the nineteen statutes or regulations

specified in Appendix A of OPM’s Standards

for a Merit System of Personnel

Administration (5 CFR 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.

290 dd–3 and 290 ee–3), as amended, relating

to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse

patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil

Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.),

as amended, relating to nondiscrimination in

the sale, rental or financing of housing; (i)

any other nondiscrimination provisions in

the specific statute(s) under which

application for Federal assistance is being

made; and (j) the requirements of any other

nondiscrimination statute(s) which may

apply to the application.

7. Will comply, or has already complied,

with the requirements of Titles II and III of

the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real

Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970

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

equitable treatment of persons displaced or

whose property is acquired as a result of

Federal or federally assisted programs. These

requirements apply to all interests in real

property acquired for project purposes

regardless of Federal participation in

purchases.

8. Will comply 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

believe 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 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 this

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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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, P.O. 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, D.C. 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. Jeffrey 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, 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

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 Broad Street, 34th Floor,

Columbus, Ohio 43266–0411,

Telephone (614) 466–0698

Rhode Island

Mr. Daniel W. Varin, Associate 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 447, Columbia, South Carolina

29201, Telephone (803) 734–0494
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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 &

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.

Certification Regarding Environmental

Tobacco Smoke

Public Law 103–227, Part C—

Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also

known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994

(Act), requires that smoking not be

permitted in any portion of any indoor

facility owned or leased or contracted

for by an entity and used routinely or

regularly for the provision of health, day

care, education, or library services to

children under the age of 18, if the

services are funded by Federal programs

either directly or through State or local

governments, by Federal grant ,

contract, loan, or loan guarantee. The

law does not apply to children’s

services provided in private residences,

facilities funded solely by Medicare or

Medicaid funds, and portions of

facilities used for inpatient drug or

alcohol treatment. Failure to comply

with the provisions of the law may

result in the imposition of a civil

monetary penalty of up to $1,000 per

day and/or the imposition of an

administrative compliance order on the

responsible entity.

By signing and submitting this

application the applicant/grantee

certifies that it will comply with the

requirements of the Act. The applicant/

grantee further agrees that it will require

the language of this certification be

included in the subawards which

contain provisions for children’s

services and that all subgrantees shall

certify accordingly.

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Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry

[ATSDR–92]

Quarterly Public Health Assessments

Completed

AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances

and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Public

Health Service (PHS), Department of

Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice contains a list of

sites for which ATSDR has completed a

public health assessment during the

period October–December 1994. This

list includes sites that are on, or

proposed for inclusion on, the National

Priorities List (NPL), and non-NPL sites

for which ATSDR has prepared public

health assessments in response to

requests from the public (petitioned

sites).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert C. Williams, P.E., DEE, Director,

Division of Health Assessment and

Consultation, Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry, 1600

Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E–32,

Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (404)

639–0610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The most

recent list of completed public health

assessments and petitioned public

health assessments which were

accepted by ATSDR during July–

September 1994, was published in the

Federal Register on February 8, 1995,

[60 FR 7572]. The quarterly

announcement is the responsibility of

ATSDR under the regulation, Health

Assessments and Health Effects Studies

of Hazardous Substances Releases and

Facilities [42 CFR Part 90]. This rule

sets forth ATSDR’s procedures for the

conduct of public health assessments

under section 104(i) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA), as amended [42 U.S.C.

9604(i)].

Availability

The completed public health

assessments are available for public

inspection at the Division of Health

Assessment and Consultation, Agency

for Toxic Substances and Disease

Registry, Building 33, Executive Park

Drive, Atlanta, Georgia (not a mailing

address), between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday except legal

holidays. The completed public health

assessments are also available by mail

through the U.S. Department of

Commerce, National Technical

Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port

Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161,

or by telephone at (703) 487–4650.

There is a charge determined by NTIS

for these public health assessments. The

NTIS order numbers are listed in

parentheses after the site name.

Public Health Assessments Completed

or Issued

Between October 1, 1994, and

December 31, 1994, public health

assessments were issued for the sites

listed below: