18302 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 68 / Monday, April 10, 1995 / Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. OCS 94–11]

Fiscal Year 1995 Family Violence

Prevention and Services Discretionary

Funds Program; Availability of Funds

and Request for Applications

AGENCY: Office of Community Services,

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF), Department of Health

and Human Services.

ACTION: Announcement of the

availability of funds and request for

applications under the Office of

Community Services Family Violence

Prevention and Services Discretionary

Funds Program.

SUMMARY: The Office of Community

Services (OCS) announces its Family

Violence Prevention and Services

discretionary funds program for fiscal

year (FY) 1995. Funding for grants

under this announcement is authorized

by the Child Abuse, Domestic Violence,

Adoption, and Family Services Act of

1992, Public Law 102–295, as amended,

governing discretionary programs for

family violence prevention and services.

This announcement contains all forms

and instructions for submitting an

application.

DATES: The closing date for submission

of applications is June 9, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Applications may be mailed

to Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families/Division of Discretionary

Grants, (OCS–95–11) 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW., 6th Floor,

Washington, DC 20447.

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, ACF Guard Station,

901 D. Street SW., Washington, DC

20447.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Community Services,

Division of State Assistance, 370

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,

DC 20447. Telephone (202) 401–9233.

This Announcement, and future

program announcements, will be

accessible on the OCS Electronic

Bulletin Board for downloading through

your computer modem by calling 1–

800–627–8886. For assistance in

accessing the Bulletin Board, A Guide to

Accessing and Downloading is available

from Ms. Minnie Landry at (202) 401–

5309.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Community Services, Administration

for Children and Families, announces

that applications are being accepted for

funding for FY 1995 projects on Public

Information/Community Awareness for

the Prevention of Domestic Violence;

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCUs) Institutional

Outreach Activities in Support of

Comprehensive Family Violence

Prevention Activities (Outreach and

Prevention); and Domestic Violence/

Child Protective Services Collaboration.

This program announcement consists

of four parts. Part I provides information

on the family violence program and the

statutory funding authority applicable to

this announcement.

Part II describes the priority areas

under which applications for FY 1995

family violence funding are being

requested.

Part III describes the review process.

Part IV provides information and

instructions for the development and

submission of applications.

The forms to be used for submitting

an application follow Part IV. Please

copy and use these forms in submitting

an application under this

announcement. No additional

application materials are available or

needed to submit an application.

Applicants should note that grants to

be awarded under this program

announcement are subject to the

availability of funds.

Part I. Instruction

Title III of the Child Abuse

Amendments of 1984, (Pub. L. 98–457,

42 U.S.C. 10401, et seq.) is entitled the

Family Violence Prevention and

Services Act (the Act). The Act was first

implemented in FY 1986, was

reauthorized and amended in 1992 by

Pub. L. 102–295, and was reauthorized

and amended for fiscal years 1996

through 2000 by Pub. L. 103–322, the

Violent Crime Control and Law

Enforcement Act of 1994 (the Crime

Bill), and signed into law on September

13, 1994.

The purpose of this legislation is to

assist States in supporting the

establishment, maintenance, and

expansion of programs and projects to

prevent incidents of family violence and

provide immediate shelter and related

assistance for victims of family violence

and their dependents. Through the

family violence prevention

discretionary program, OCS has

continued to support the National

Resource Center for Domestic Violence

(NRC) and three Special Issue Resource

Centers (SIRCs). The SIRCs are the

Battered Women’s Justice Project; the

Resource Center on Child Custody and

Protection; and the Health Resource

Center on Domestic Violence. The

purpose of the NRC and the SIRCs is to

provide resource information, training,

and technical assistance to Federal,

State, and Native American agencies,

local domestic violence prevention

programs, and other individuals in the

field of family violence.

During FY 1994 OCS awarded several

family violence prevention

discretionary grants for public

information/community awareness

activities; discretionary grant awards

were also made to Historically Black

Colleges and Universities (Central State

University, Wilberforce, Ohio; Delaware

State University, Dover, Delaware; and

Southern University, Baton Rouge,

Louisiana) to assist in the development

of family-focused interventions; and five

awards were made for domestic

violence and child protective services

collaboration. Two of the five awards for

the domestic violence-child protection

collaborative projects were made by the

National Center for Child Abuse and

Neglect (NCCAN).

Grants for enhancing the collaboration

between domestic violence advocates

and child protective services were made

to the Minnesota Program Development,

Inc., Duluth, Minnesota; Colorado

Department of Human Services, Denver,

Colorado; Oregon Department of Human

Resources, Salem, Oregon; Ohio

Department of Human Services,

Columbus, Ohio; and the Artemis

Center for Alternatives to Domestic

Violence, Dayton, Ohio.

Because of the responsiveness to and

the interest displayed for the FY 1994

priority areas for family violence

prevention, OCS will again make

available discretionary grants awards in

the areas of Public Information/

Community Awareness; Institutional

Outreach Activities in Support of

Comprehensive Family Violence

Prevention Activities; and Domestic

Violence/Child Protective Services

Collaboration.

To encourage increased collaboration

and coordination among existing

programs and related initiatives, OCS

will give additional consideration to

applications from organizations and/or

agencies that are documented

participants in Empowerment Zones

and/or Enterprise Community plans and

applications. Applicants citing

participation with Empowerment Zones

and/or Enterprise Communities should

document that they were involved in
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the preparation and planned

implementation of the plan and how

their proposed project supports the goal

of the Empowerment or Enterprise plans

(0–5 points).

Moreover, to encourage the

continuation of the FY 1994 funded

efforts of the Historically Black Colleges

and Universities in the prevention of

family violence, and to maintain the

momentum of the collaboration projects

between domestic violence and the

Child Protective Services, OCS also will

provide additional consideration to

projects that were funded in these areas

under the FY 1994 family violence

discretionary program (0–5 points).

Part II. Fiscal Year 1995 Family

Violence Projects

1. Priority Area Number FV01–95:

Public Information/Community

Awareness Campaign Projects for the

Prevention of Family Violence

Purpose: To assist in the continual

development of public information and

community awareness campaign

projects and activities that provide

information for the prevention of family

violence. These projects should provide

information on resources, facilities, and

service alternatives available to family

violence victims and their dependents,

community organizations, local school

districts, and other individuals seeking

assistance.

Eligible Applicants: State and local

public agencies, Territories, and Native

American Tribes and Tribal

Organizations who are, or have been,

recipients of Family Violence

Prevention and Services Act grants;

State and local private non-profit

agencies experienced in the field of

family violence prevention; and public

and private non-profit educational

institutions, community organizations

and community-based coalitions, and

other entities that have designed and

implemented family violence

prevention information activities or

community awareness strategies.

Background: Based on the

encouraging response to the

announcement for public information

and community awareness grants for

family violence prevention in Federal

fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994, ACF

will again make these grants available in

FY 1995.

The public information/community

grant awards have spawned very

effective informational activities at the

local levels. These grants have assisted

community organizations to focus on

and emphasize prevention, helped to

make available public service

announcements and legal brochures in

several different languages, including

Russian and Vietnamese, and have

assisted in the implementation of

conflict resolution activities in

elementary, middle and high school

curricula.

The goal of this priority area is to

continue to add credible and persuasive

information to the arsenal of weapons

necessary and available to community

organizations to help break the so-called

‘‘cycle of family violence.’’ The

continuation of these efforts will help

assure that individuals, particularly

within minority communities, are aware

of available resources and alternative

responses for the resolution and the

prevention of violence.

This priority area requires the

development and implementation of an

effective public information campaign

that may be used, for example, by public

and private agencies, schools, churches,

boys and girls clubs, community

organizations, and individuals. The

continuation of OCS support for the

increase of information on services and

other alternatives for the prevention of

family violence underscores the notion

that violent behavior is unacceptable.

We must continue to provide the

victims, their dependents, and

perpetrators, with knowledge of the

remedial and service options for their

particular situations.

Accurate information is critical to any

community awareness strategy and

activity. How information is

communicated must be modified where

communication barriers may exist

because of perceived or real language

differences and cultural insensitivities.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: In order to successfully compete

under the priority area, the applicant

should:

• Present a plan for community

awareness and public information

activities that clearly reflects how the

applicant will target the populations at

risk, including pregnant women;

coordinate its implementation efforts

with public agencies and other

community organizations; and

communicate with institutions active in

the field of family violence prevention.

• Describe the proposed approach to

the development of a public information

campaign and identify the specific

audience(s), community(ies), and

groups with the highest prevalence of

domestic violence that will be educated

in the prevention of family violence.

• Include, as critical elements in the

plan:

• A set of achievable objectives and a

description of the population groups,

relevant geographic area, and the

indicators to be used to measure

progress and the overall effectiveness of

the campaign;

• The intended strategies for test

marketing their development plans and

give assurances that effectiveness

criteria will be implemented prior to

finalizing the plan;

• The development and use of nontraditional sources as information

providers (applicants should present

specific plans for the use of local

organizations, businesses and

individuals in the distribution of

information and materials);

• The identification of the media to

be used in the campaign and the

geographic limits of the campaign;

• How the applicant would be

responsive to and demonstrate its

sensitivity towards minority

communities and their cultural

perspectives; and

• Provide a description of the kind,

volume, distribution, and timing of the

proposed information with assurances

that the public information campaign

activities will not supplant or lower the

current frequency of public service

announcements.

Project Duration: The length of the

project should not exceed 12 months.

Federal Share of the Project: The

maximum Federal share of the project is

not to exceed $35,000 for the 1-year

project period. Applications for lesser

amounts also will be considered under

this priority area.

Matching Requirement: GRANTEES

MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST 25

PERCENT OF THE TOTAL COST OF

THE PROJECT. THE TOTAL COST OF

THE PROJECT IS THE SUM OF THE

OCS SHARE AND THE NON-FEDERAL

SHARE. The non-Federal share may be

met by cash or in-kind contributions,

although applicants are encouraged to

meet their match requirements through

cash contributions. Therefore, a project

requesting $35,000 in Federal funds

must include a match of at least $11,666

(25% of total project cost). If approved

for funding, grantees will be held

accountable for commitments of nonFederal resources and failure to provide

the required amount will result in a

disallowance of unmatched Federal

funds.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that three

projects will be funded at the maximum

level; more than three projects may be

funded depending on the number of

acceptable applications for lesser

amounts which are received.

CFDA: 93.671 Family Violence

Prevention and Services: Family

Violence Prevention and Services Act,

as amended.
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2. Priority Area Number FV02–95:

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCUs) Institutional

Outreach Activities in Support of

Comprehensive Family Violence

Prevention Activities (Outreach and

Prevention)

Purpose: To assist in the development

of public information materials,

educational strategies, and community

activities for families as a part of a

comprehensive approach to improve

and enable family-focused

interventions. It is expected that these

interventions which are directed toward

families will increase the awareness of

violence and decrease its incidence and

impact in minority communities. In

these efforts the responding institutions

should enlist the energy and

cooperation of significant community

institutions, community organizations,

and individuals to serve as models and

to provide information on resources,

services, facilities, and alternatives to

violence in the family.

Eligible Applicants: The Office of

Community Services, Administration

for Children and Families invites

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities to submit applications for

projects that will provide for the

development, implementation and

operation of comprehensive family

violence prevention strategies and for

the dissemination of informational and

resource materials for the prevention of

family violence in our minority

communities. Previous applicants for

this priority area who have received

grant awards are not precluded from

applying for funding under this

announcement.

Background: The goal of this priority

area is to provide support for the

inclusion of ‘‘family violence

prevention’’ in a comprehensive

approach which considers

environmental and cultural factors in

plans for intervention and violence

prevention strategies in minority

communities. Historically Black

Colleges and Universities, because of

their relationships with minority

communities and its residents offer an

opportunity for the exchange and

development of innovative ideas and

approaches to the prevention of

violence in general. This effort will

make it possible to capture, consider,

and utilize the ideas for violence

prevention that exist in the minority

communities, particularly in response to

problems of racism and poverty. The

utilization of HBCUs in this effort will

make available the considerable

expertise, experience, and resources to

be found in these institutions.

Family violence prevention activities

encompass a wide range of activities

that include the teaching of conflict

resolution skills, the implementation of

intervention strategies, and the

development of informational materials

on available resources and services.

Family violence prevention may be

viewed as the sum of activities which

are guides to acceptable behavior.

Activities that may be a part of the

family violence prevention equation

provide, for example, parenting skills

and techniques, emphasize self-esteem

for our youth, stress the importance of

higher education as a conduit to a better

lifestyle, and identify the means of

avoiding negative health consequences

such as AIDS and other sexually

transmitted diseases.

Family violence prevention needs to

be considered as a part of an overall

violence prevention strategy. With this

particular perspective OCS is interested

in applications that address:

Overall strategies for violence

prevention activities that focus on

educational and training efforts,

outreach activities and supportive

services, and the role and impact of

community institutions;

Cooperative networks collaborative

approaches within the minority

communities for the prevention of antisocial and violent behavior and that

facilitate the implementation of family

violence preventive efforts;

Intervention approaches concerned

with the ‘‘minority family structure;’’

Institutional intervention strategies

utilizing resources such as alumni,

fraternities and sororities, the African

American religious community, and

volunteers from the community in

general; and

The identification of data gathering,

and informational and research

activities that are needed to identify,

support, and implement the long-term

strategic interventions to reduce ‘‘Black

on Black’’ crime in general and family

violence in the African American

community in particular.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design

In order to successfully compete

under this priority area, the applicant

should:

• Prepare and submit an application

that clearly reflects how the applicant

will target the populations at risk,

including pregnant women; coordinate

with other community organizations,

agencies, institutions, and individuals

active in the field of family violence

prevention;

• Describe, as a major element in the

application, the significant prevention

efforts that are a part of the educational

and training, outreach, and supportive

service strategies;

• Describe, as an element of the plan,

the proposed approach to a public

information/community awareness

strategy and identify the specific

audiences, groups with the highest

prevalence of domestic violence,

community(s), and target group(s) on

which the efforts will be focused; and

• Include as critical elements in the

plan:

—The development and use of nontraditional sources as information

providers and in outreach efforts;

—The intended strategies for test

marketing their development plans

and give assurances that effectiveness

criteria will be implemented prior to

finalizing the plan;

—The specific interventions to be

modeled and their responsiveness and

sensitivity to the general violence in

the African American community;

—A set of achievable objectives and the

evaluation components that are to be

used to measure the degree of success

in achieving the objectives as well as

the assessment of the program’

impact.

Project Duration: The length of the

project should not exceed 12 months.

Federal Share of the Project: The

maximum Federal share of the project is

not to exceed $40,000 for the 12-month

project period. Applications for lesser

amounts also will be considered under

this priority area.

Matching Requirement: GRANTEES

MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST 25

PERCENT OF THE TOTAL COST OF

THE PROJECT. THE TOTAL COST OF

THE PROJECT IS THE SUM OF THE

FEDERAL SHARE AND THE NONFEDERAL SHARE. The non-Federal

share may be met by cash or in-kind

contributions, although applicants are

encouraged to meet their match

requirements through cash

contributions. Therefore, a project

requesting $40,000 in Federal funds

(based on an award of $40,000 per

budget period) must include a match of

at least $13,333 (25% of total project

cost). If approved for funding, grantees

will be held accountable for

commitments of non-Federal resources

and failure to provide the required

amount will result in a disallowance of

unmatched Federal funds.

Anticipated number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that three

projects may be funded at the maximum

level; more than three projects may be

funded depending on the number of

acceptable applications for lesser

amounts which are received.
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CFDA: 93.671 Family Violence

Prevention and Services: Family

Violence Prevention and Services Act,

as amended.

3. Priority Area Number FV03–95:

Domestic Violence/Child Protective

Services Collaboration

Eligible Applicants: State and local

public agencies, Territories, and Native

American Tribes and Tribal

Organizations who are recipients, or

have been recipients, of Family

Violence Prevention and Services Act

grants; State and local child protection

agencies; private nonprofit child welfare

agencies; domestic violence advocacy

organizations; and domestic violence

State coalitions. Applicants must submit

a signed Letter of Agreement between

the public agency representing the child

welfare/child protection responsibilities

and the organization or coalition

representing domestic violence

advocacy organizations and their

concerns. Either signatory to the

Agreement may be the principal grantee.

Previously successful applicants in this

priority area for fiscal year 1994 are not

precluded from participating in this

announcement.

The Agreement to be submitted will

specifically indicate the role each

participant organization has in the

implementation of the proposed project.

Because the successful implementation

of a proposed project would have

implications for systemic/procedural

change in the child welfare and/or the

domestic violence community, the

Letter of Agreement is mandatory.

Purpose: To develop effective

strategies for domestic violence services

integration into child protection systems

and strategies. To offer the applicant

organizations an opportunity to design,

develop, and collaborate on one of

several issues or areas of concern

between the child protection system and

the domestic violence community.

Efforts are to be focused on the

development of curricula and materials

and the implementation of training to be

available. The training of child

protection representatives and domestic

violence advocates will be to enable the

most efficient and effective response

when encountering partner abuse in the

course of child abuse and neglect

investigations. Protocols for effective

strategies of intervention need to be

designed, developed and put in place to

allow the child protection system to

assist and utilize the non-offending

parent to protect his/her children.

Applicants may propose to do one or

more of the following: Plan and

implement the training of child

protection service workers, supervisors

and social services providers on the

relationship of domestic violence and

child abuse and neglect; develop and

implement domestic violence

responsive policies to be adopted by the

Statewide child protection services

system; develop and implement through

the child protection system a domestic

violence specific curriculum which will

become part of a mandatory training

program; develop and implement

Memoranda of Understanding between

the child protection system and the

domestic violence statewide system;

and gather and submit data correlating

spouse abuse and child abuse and

neglect.

Background: Based on a recent review

of the literature, it has become evident

that the correlation of spouse abuse and

child abuse and neglect is no longer

anecdotal but an established fact.

Domestic violence is surfacing as one of

the highest risks to children. Domestic

violence represents physical

endangerment to the child as well as the

possibility for developmental delay.

In 1985, there were an estimated

795,000 abused children between the

ages of 3 and 17 living in two-parent

households (Gelles, Strauss, 1987).

According to these studies, men are the

main perpetrators of domestic violence

and commit 95 percent of all assaults on

spouses. In 70 percent of households in

which women are abused, the men also

commit child abuse (Schecter, 1982).

Also, in 70 percent of child abuse cases

treated at Boston Children’s Hospital in

1991, the mother was abused as well.

In an attempt to establish the actual

relationship between child abuse and

battering in families, 116 mothers of

children ‘‘darted’’ or flagged in a single

year for abuse or neglect at a

metropolitan hospital were studied by

Stark and Flitcraft (1984). These

examinations revealed that 45 percent of

the abused children had mothers who

themselves were being physically

abused and another 5 percent had

mothers whose relationships were ‘‘full

of conflict,’’ although abuse was not

verified. Bowker, Arbitell and McFerron

(1988) reported that children whose

mothers had been battered were more

likely to be physically abused and less

likely to be ‘‘neglected’’ than children

whose mothers had not been battered. In

Hilberman and Munson’s (1987)

research, they found evidence of

physical and/or sexual abuse of children

in 20 of the 60 cases they studied. They

concluded: ‘‘There seems to be two

styles of abuse: the husband beats the

wife who beats the children, and/or the

husband beats both his wife and

children.’’

Project Duration: The length of the

project should not exceed 17 months.

Federal Share of the Project: The

maximum Federal share of the project is

not to exceed $50,000 for the 17 month

project period. Applications for lesser

amounts also will be considered for this

project.

Matching Requirement: Grantees must

provide at least 25 percent of the total

cost of the project. The total cost of the

project is the sum of the federal share

and the non-federal share. The nonFederal share may be met by cash or inkind contributions, although applicants

are encouraged to meet their match

requirements through cash

contributions. Therefore, a project

requesting $50,000 in Federal funds

(based on an award of $50,000 per

budget period) must include a match of

at least $16,666 (25% of total project

cost). If approved for funding, grantees

will be held accountable for

commitments of non-Federal resources

and failure to provide the required

amount will result in a disallowance of

unmatched Federal funds.

Anticipated Number of Projects To Be

funded: It is anticipated that three

project may be funded at the maximum

level; more than three projects may be

funded depending on the number of

acceptable applications for lesser

amounts which are received.

CFDA: 93.671 Family Violence

Prevention and Services: Family

Violence Prevention and Services Act,

as amended.

Part III—The Review Process

A. Eligible Applicants

Before applications are reviewed,

each application will be screened to

determine that the applicant

organization is an eligible applicant as

specified under the selected priority

area. Applications from organizations

which do not meet the eligibility

requirements for the priority area will

not be considered or reviewed in the

competition, and the applicant will be

so informed.

Each priority area description

contains information about the types of

agencies and organizations which are

eligible to apply under that priority

area. Since eligibility varies among

priority areas, it is critical that the

‘‘Eligible Applicants’’ section under

each specific priority area be read

carefully.

Only agencies and organizations, not

individuals, are eligible to apply under

any of the priority areas. On all

applications developed jointly by more

than one agency or organization, the

applications must identify only one
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organization as the lead organization

and official applicant. The other

participating agencies and organizations

can be included as co-participants,

subgrantees or subcontractors.

Any nonprofit agency submitting an

application must submit proof of nonprofit status with its grant application.

The nonprofit 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 Code 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 seal of the

State in which the corporation or

association is domiciled. OCS cannot

fund a nonprofit applicant without

acceptable proof of its nonprofit status.

B. Review Process and Funding

Decisions

Applications that are postmarked by

the deadline date and are from eligible

applicants will be reviewed and scored

competitively. Experts in the field,

generally persons from outside of the

Federal government, will use the

appropriate evaluation criteria listed

later in this part to review and score the

applications. The results of this review

are a primary factor in making funding

decisions.

OCS reserves the option of discussing

applications with, or referring them to,

other Federal or nonfederal funding

sources when this is determined to be

in the best interest of the Federal

government or the applicant. It may also

solicit comments from ACF Regional

Office staff, other Federal agencies,

interested foundations, national

organizations, specialists, experts, States

and the general public. These

comments, along with those of the

expert reviewers, will be considered by

OCS in making funding decisions.

In making decisions on awards, OCS

may give preference to applications

which focus on or feature: Minority

populations; a substantially innovative

strategy with the potential to improve

theory or practice in the field of human

services; a model practice or set of

procedures that holds the potential for

replication by organizations involved in

the administration or delivery of human

services; substantial involvement of

volunteers; substantial involvement

(either financial or programmatic) of the

private sector; a favorable balance

between Federal and nonfederal funds

available for the proposed project; the

potential for high benefit for low

Federal investment; a programmatic

focus on those most in need; and/or

substantial involvement in the proposed

project by national or community

foundations.

To the extent possible, efforts will be

made to ensure that funding decisions

reflect an equitable distribution of

assistance among the States and

geographical regions of the country,

rural and urban areas, and ethnic

populations. In making these decisions,

OCS may also take into account the

need to avoid unnecessary duplication

of effort.

C. Evaluation Criteria

Using the appropriate evaluation

criteria below, a panel of at least three

reviewers (primarily experts from

outside the Federal government) will

review each application. Applicants

should ensure that they address each

minimum requirement in the priority

area description under the appropriate

section of the Program Narrative

Statement.

Reviewers will determine the

strengths and weaknesses of each

application in terms of the appropriate

evaluation criteria listed below, provide

comments and assign numerical scores.

The point value following each criterion

heading indicates the maximum

numerical weight that each section may

be given in the review process.

Review Criteria for All Priority Areas

Applications under all priority areas

will be evaluated against the following

criteria:

1. Objectives and Need for the Project

(20 Points)

State the specific objectives and needs

addressed by the project in terms of its

national or regional significance, its

theoretical importance, its applicability

to policy and practice. Provide a

detailed discussion of the ‘‘state-of-theart relative to the problem or area

addressed by the application and

indicate how the proposed effort will

impact on it. State the goals or service

objectives of the application. Provide

supporting documentation or other

testimonies from concerned interests

other than the applicant. Summarize,

evaluate and relate relevant data, based

on planning or demonstration studies to

the proposed project. The application

must identify the specific topics or

program areas to be served by the

proposed project. Maps and other

graphic aids may be attached.

2. Results or Benefits Expected (20

Points)

The extent to which the application

identifies the results and benefits to be

derived, the extent to which they are

consistent with the objectives of the

application, the extent to which the

application indicates the anticipated

contributions to policy, practice, and

theory, and the extent to which the

proposed project costs are reasonable in

view of the expected results. Identify, in

specific terms, the results and benefits,

for target groups and human service

providers, to be derived from

implementing the proposed project.

Describe how the expected results and

benefits will relate to previous

demonstration efforts. Describe in detail

evaluation plans and procedures which

are capable of measuring the degree to

which the project objectives have been

accomplished.

3. Approach (35 Points)

The extent to which the application

outlines a sound and workable plan of

action pertaining to the scope of the

project, and details how the proposed

work will be accomplished; relates each

task to the objectives and identifies the

key staff member who will be the lead

person; provides a chart indicating the

timetable for completing each task, the

lead person, and the time committed;

cites factors which might accelerate or

decelerate the work, giving acceptable

reasons for taking this approach as

opposed to others; describes and

supports any unusual features of the

project, such as design or technological

innovations, reductions in cost or time,

or extraordinary social and community

involvements; and provides for

projections of the accomplishments to

be achieved.

The extent to which, when applicable,

the application describes the evaluation

methodology that will be used to

determine if the needs identified and

discussed are being met and if the

results and benefits identified are being

achieved. The application also lists each

organization, agency, consultant, or

other key individuals or groups who

will work on the project, along with a

description of the activities and nature

of their effort or contribution.

4. Level of Effort: (25 Points)

Staffing pattern—Describe the staffing

pattern for the proposed project, clearly

linking responsibilities to project tasks

and specifying the contributions to be

made by key staff.

Competence of staff—Describe the

qualifications of the project team

including any experiences working on

similar projects. Also, describe the

variety of skills to be used, relevant

educational background and the

demonstrated ability to produce final

results that are comprehensible and

usable. One or two pertinent paragraphs
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on each key member are preferred to

resumes. However, resumes may be

included in the ten pages allowed for

attachments/appendices.

Adequacy of resources—Specify the

adequacy of the available facilities,

resources and organizational experience

with regard to the tasks of the proposed

project. List the financial, physical and

other resources to be provided by other

profit and nonprofit organizations.

Explain how these organizations will

participate in the day to day operations

of the project.

Budget—Relate the proposed budget

to the level of effort required to obtain

project objectives and provide a cost/

benefit analysis. Demonstrate that the

project’s costs are reasonable in view of

the anticipated results.

Collaborative efforts—Discuss in

detail and provide documentation for

any collaborative or coordinated efforts

with other agencies or organizations.

Identify these agencies or organizations

and explain how their participation will

enhance the project. Letters from these

agencies and organizations discussing

the specifics of their commitment must

be included in the application.

Authorship—The authors of the

application must be clearly identified

together with their current relationship

to the applicant organization and any

future project role they may have if the

project is funded.

Applicants should note that nonresponsiveness to the section

‘‘Minimum Requirements for Project

Design’’ will result in a low evaluation

score by the panel of expert reviewers

(Priority area FV03–95 is excepted from

this requirement). Applicants must

clearly identify the specific priority area

under which they wish to have their

applications considered, and tailor their

applications accordingly. Previous

experience has shown that an

application which is broader and more

general in concept than outlined in the

priority area description is less likely to

score as well as one which is more

clearly focused on and directly

responsive to the concerns of that

specific priority area.

D. Available Funds

OCS intends to award grants resulting

from this announcement during the

fourth quarter of FY 1995. The size of

the actual awards will vary. Each

priority area description includes

information on the maximum Federal

share of the project costs and the

anticipated number of projects to be

funded.

The term ‘‘budget period’’ refers to the

interval of time (usually 12 or 17

months) into which a multi-year period

of assistance (project period) is divided

for budgetary and funding purposes.

The term ‘‘project period’’ refers to the

total time a project is approved for

support, including any extensions.

Where appropriate, applicants may

propose project periods which are

shorter than the maximums specified in

the various priority areas. Non-Federal

share contributions may exceed the

minimums specified in the various

priority areas when the applicant is able

to do so.

E. Grantee Share of Project Costs

Federal fund will be provided to

cover up to 75% of the total allowable

project costs. Therefore, the non-Federal

share must amount to at least 25% of

the total (Federal plus non-Federal)

project cost. This means that, for every

$3 in Federal funds received, up to the

maximum amount allowable under each

priority area, applicants must contribute

at least $1.

For example, the cost breakout for a

project with a total cost of $56,666 to

implement would be:

Federal

request

Non-Federal

share Total cost

$50,000 $16,666 $66,666

75% 25% 100%

Part IV—Instructions for the

Development and Submission of

Applications

This Part contains information and

instructions for submitting applications

in response to this announcement.

Application forms are provided as part

of this publication along with a

checklist for assembling an application

package. Please copy and use these

forms in submitting an application.

Potential applicants should read this

section carefully in conjunction with

the information contained within the

specific priority area under which the

application is to be submitted. The

priority area descriptions are in Part II.

A. Required Notification of the State

Single Point of Contact

This program is covered under

Executive Order 12372, (E.O.)

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs,’’ and 45 CFR Part 100,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Program and Activities.’’ Under

the E.O., 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

E.O. process and have established a

Single Point of Contact (SPOCs).

Applicants from these nineteen

jurisdictions need take no action

regarding E.O. 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

applications and receive any necessary

instructions. Applicants must submit

any required material to the SPOCs as

soon as possible so that OCS 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 application deadline to

comment on proposed new or

competing continuation awards.

SPOC are encouraged to eliminate the

submission of routine endorsements as

official recommendations. Additionally,

SPOCs are requested to differentiate

clearly between more advisory

comments and those official State

process recommendations which may

trigger the ‘‘accommodate or explain’’

rule.

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, (OCS–95–11) 370

L’Enfant Promenade, SW, 6th Floor,

Washington, DC 20447.

A list of the Single Point of Contact

for each State and Territory is included

at the end of this announcement.

B. Deadline for Submittal of

Applications

The closing date for submittal of

applications under this program

announcement is found at the beginning

of this program announcement under

DATES. Applications shall be considered

as meeting the announced deadline if

they are either:

1. Received on or before the deadline

date at the Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Division of

Discretionary Grants, (OCS–95–11) 370

L’Enfant Promenade, SW, 6th Floor,

Washington, DC. 20447, or
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2. Sent on or before the deadline date

and received by OCS in time for the

independent review under DHHSGAM

Chapter 1 62. Applicants are cautioned

to request a legibly dated U.S. Postal

Service postmark or to obtain a legibly

dated receipt from a commercial carrier

or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered

postmarks shall not be acceptable proof

of timely mailing.

3. 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, ACF Guard Station,

901 D. Street, SW., Washington, DC

20447.

Late applications: Applications which

do not meet the criteria stated above

under ‘‘Deadlines’’ are considered late

applications. The OCS shall notify each

late applicant that its application will

not be considered in the current

competition.

Extension of deadlines: The ACF

reserves the right to extend the deadline

for all applicants due to acts of God,

such as floods, hurricanes or

earthquakes; if there is widespread

disruption of the mail; if OCS

determines a deadline extension to be in

the best interest of the Government.

However, if OCS does not extend the

deadline for all applicants, it may not

waive or extend the deadline for any

applicant.

C. Instructions for Preparing the

Application and Completing

Application Forms

The SF 424, SF 424A SF 424A, Page

2 and certifications have been reprinted

for your convenience in preparing the

application. You should reproduce

single-sided copies of these forms from

the reprinted forms in the

announcement, typing your information

onto the copies. Please do not use forms

directly from the Federal Register

announcement, as they are printed on

both sides of the page.

In order to assist applicants in

correctly completing the SF 424 and SF

424A, instructions for these forms have

been included at the end of Part IV of

this announcement.

Where specific information is not

required under this program, NA (not

applicable) has been preprinted on the

form.

Please prepare your application in

accordance with the following

instructions:

1. SF 424 Page 1, Application Cover

Sheet

Please read the following instructions

before completing the application cover

sheet. An explanation of each item is

included. Complete only the items

specified.

Top of Page. Enter the single priority

area number under which the

application is being submitted. An

application should be submitted under

only one priority area.

Item 1. ‘‘Type of Submission’’—

Preprinted on the form.

Item 2. ‘‘Date Submitted’’ and

‘‘Applicant Identifier’’—Date

application is submitted to ACF and

applicant’s own internal control

number, if applicable.

Item 3. ‘‘Date Received By State’’—

State use only (if applicable).

Item 4. ‘‘Date Received by Federal

Agency’’—Leave blank.

Item 5. ‘‘Applicant Information’’

‘‘Legal Name’’—Enter the legal name of

applicant organization. For applications

developed jointly, enter the name of the

lead organization only. There must be a

single applicant for each application.

‘‘Organizational Unit’’—Enter the

name of the primary unit within the

applicant organization which will

actually carry out the project activity.

Do not use the name of an individual as

the applicant. If this is the same as the

applicant organization, leave the

organizational unit blank.

‘‘Address’’—Enter the complete

address that the organization actually

uses to receive mail, since this is the

address to which all correspondence

will be sent. Do not include both street

address and P.O. box number unless

both must be used in mailing.

‘‘Name and telephone number of the

person to be contacted on matters

involving this application (give area

code)’’—Enter the full name (including

academic degree, if applicable) and

telephone number of a person who can

respond to questions about the

application. This person should be

accessible at the address given here and

will receive all correspondence

regarding the application.

Item 6. ‘‘Employer Identification

Number (EIN)’’—Enter the employer

identification number of the applicant

organization, as assigned by the Internal

Revenue Service, including, if known,

the Central Registry System suffix.

Item 7. ‘‘Type of Application’’—SelfExplanatory.

Item 8. ‘‘Type of Application’’—

Preprinted on the form.

Item 9. ‘‘Name of Federal Agency’’—

Preprinted on the form.

Item 10. ‘‘Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number and Title’’—Enter

the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance (CFDA) number assigned to

the program under which assistance is

requested and its title, as indicated in

the relevant priority area description.

Item 11. ‘‘Descriptive Title of

Applicant’s Project’’—Enter the project

title. The title is generally short and is

descriptive of the project, not the

priority area title.

Item 12. ‘‘Areas Affected by

Project’’—Enter the governmental unit

where significant and meaningful

impact could be observed. List only the

largest unit or units affected, such as

State, county, or city. If an entire unit

is affected, list it rather than subunits.

Item 13. ‘‘Proposed Project’’—Enter

the desired start date for the project and

projected completion date.

Item 14. ‘‘Congressional District of

Applicant/Project’’—Enter the number

of the Congressional district where the

applicant’s principal office is located

and the number of the Congressional

district(s) where the project will be

located. If statewide, a multi-State effort,

or nationwide, enter ‘‘00.’’

Items 15. ‘‘Estimated Funding

Levels’’—In completing 15a through 15f,

the dollar amounts entered should

reflect, for a 17 month or less project

period, the total amount requested.

Item 15a. Enter the amount of Federal

funds requested in accordance with the

preceding paragraph. This amount

should be no greater than the maximum

amount specified in the priority area

description.

Items 15b–e. Enter the amount(s) of

funds from non-Federal sources that

will be contributed to the proposed

project. Items b–e are considered costsharing or ‘‘matching funds.’’ The value

of third party in-kind contributions

should be included on appropriate lines

as applicable. For more information

regarding funding as well as exceptions

to these rules, see Part III, Sections E

and F, and the specific priority area

description.

Item 15f. Enter the estimated amount

of income, if any, expected to be

generated from the proposed project. Do

not add to or subtract this amount from

the total project amount entered under

item 15g. Describe the nature, source

and anticipated use of this income in

the Project Narrative Statement.

Item 15q. Enter the sum of items 15a–

15e.

Item 16a. ‘‘Is Application Subject to

Review By State Executive Order 12372

Process? Yes.’’—Enter the date the

applicant contacted the SPOC regarding

this application. Select the appropriate

SPOC from the listing provided at the

end of Part IV. The review of the

application is at the discretion of the
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SPOC. The SPOC will verify the date

noted on the application. If there is a

discrepancy in dates, the SPOC may

request that the Federal agency delay

any proposed funding until September

30, 1995.

Item 16b. ‘‘Is Application Subject to

Review By State Executive Order 12372

Process? No.’’—Check the appropriate

box if the application is not covered by

E.O. 12372 or if the program has not

been selected by the State for review.

Item 17. ‘‘Is the Applicant Delinquent

on any Federal Debt?’’—Check the

appropriate box. This question applies

to the applicant organization, not the

person who signs as the authorized

representative. Categories of debt

include audit disallowances, loans and

taxes.

Item 18. ‘‘To the best of my

knowledge and belief, all data in this

application/preapplication are true and

correct. The document has been duly

authorized by the governing body of the

applicant and the applicant will comply

with the attached assurances if the

assistance is awarded.’’—To be signed

by the authorized representative of the

applicant. A copy of the governing

body’s authorization for signature of this

application by this individual as the

official representative must be on file in

the applicant’s office, and may be

requested from the applicant.

Item 18a–c. ‘‘Typed Name of

Authorized Representative, Title,

Telephone Number’’—Enter the name,

title and telephone number of the

authorized representative of the

applicant organization.

Item 18d. ‘‘Signature of Authorized

Representative’’—Signature of the

authorized representative named in Item

18a. At least one copy of the application

must have an original signature. Use

colored ink (not black) so that the

original signature is easily identified.

Item 18e. ‘‘Date Signed’’—Enter the

date the application was signed by the

authorized representative.

2. SF 424A—Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs

This is a form used by many Federal

agencies. For this application, Sections

A, B, C, E and F are to be completed.

Section D does not need to be

completed.

Sections A and B should include the

Federal as well as the non-Federal

funding for the proposed project

covering (1) the total project period of

17 months or less or (2) the first year

budget period, if the proposed project

period exceeds 17 months.

Section A—Budget Summary. This

section includes a summary of the

budget. On line 5, enter total Federal

costs in column (e) and total nonFederal costs, including third party inkind contributions, but not program

income, in column (f). Enter the total of

(e) and (f) in column (g).

Section B—Budget Categories. This

budget, which includes the Federal as

well as non-Federal funding for the

proposed project, covers the total

project period of 17 months or less. It

should relate to item 15g, total funding,

on the SF 424. Under column (5), enter

the total requirements for funds (Federal

and non-Federal) by object class

category.

A separate budget justification should

be included to explain fully and justify

major items, as indicated below. The

types of information to be included in

the justification are indicated under

each category. For multiple year

projects, it is desirable to provide this

information for each year of the project.

The budget justification should

immediately follow the second page of

the SF 424A.

Personnel—Line 6a. Enter the total

costs of salaries and wages of applicant/

grantee staff. Do not include the costs of

consultants, which should be included

on line 6h, ‘‘Other.’’

Justification: Identify the project

director, if known. Specify by title or

name the percentage of time allocated to

the project, the individual annual

salaries, and the cost to the project (both

Federal and non-Federal) of the

organization’s staff who will be working

on the project.

Fringe Benefits—Line 6b. Enter the

total costs of fringe benefits, unless

treated as part of an approved indirect

cost rate.

Justification: Provide a break-down of

amounts and percentages that comprise

fringe benefit costs, such as health

insurance, FICA, retirement insurance,

etc.

Travel—6c. Enter total costs of out-oftown travel (travel requiring per diem)

for staff of the project. Do not enter costs

for consultant’s travel or local

transportation, which should be

included on Line 6h, ‘‘Other.’’

Justification: Include the name(s) of

traveler(s), total number of trips,

destinations, length of stay,

transportation costs and subsistence

allowances.

Equipment—Line 6d. Enter the total

costs of all equipment to be acquired by

the project. For State and local

governments, including federally

recognized Indian Tribes, ‘‘equipment’’

is nonexpendable tangible personal

property having a useful life of more

than two years and an acquisition cost

of $5,000 or more per unit. For all other

applicants, the threshold for equipment

is $500 or more per unit. The higher

threshold for State and local

governments became effective October

1, 1988, through the implementation of

45 CFR part 92, ‘‘Uniform

Administrative Requirements for Grants

and Cooperative Agreements to State

and Local Governments.’’

Justification: Equipment to be

purchased with Federal funds must be

justified. The equipment must be

required to conduct the project, and the

applicant organization or its subgrantees

must not have the equipment or a

reasonable facsimile available to the

project. The justification also must

contain plans for future use or disposal

of the equipment after the project ends.

Supplies—Line 6e. Enter the total

costs of all tangible expendable personal

property (supplies) other than those

included on Line 6d..

Justification: Specify general

categories of supplies and their costs.

Contractual—Line 6f. Enter the total

costs of all contracts, including

procurement contracts (except those

which belong on other lines such as

equipment, supplies, etc.) and contracts

with secondary recipient organizations.

Also include any contracts with

organizations for the provision of

technical assistance. Do not include

payments to individuals on this line.

Justification: Attach a list of

contractors, indicating the names of the

organizations, the purposes of the

contracts, and the estimated dollar

amounts of the awards as part of the

budget justification. Whenever the

applicant/grantee intends to delegate

part or all of the program to another

agency, the applicant/grantee must

complete this section (Section B, Budget

Categories) for each delegate agency by

agency title, along with the supporting

information. The total cost of all such

agencies will be part of the amount

shown on Line 6f. Provide backup

documentation identifying the name of

contractor, purpose of contract, and

major cost elements.

Construction—Line 6g. Not

applicable. New construction is not

allowable.

Other—Line 6h. Enter the total of all

other costs. Where applicable, such

costs may include, but are not limited

to: Insurance; medical and dental costs;

noncontractual fees and travel paid

directly to individual consultants; local

transportation (all travel which does not

require per diem is considered local

travel); space and equipment rentals;

printing and publication; computer use;

training costs, including tuition and

stipends; training service costs,

including wage payments to individuals

and supportive service payments; and
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staff development costs. Note that costs

identified as ‘‘miscellaneous’’ and

‘‘honoraria’’ are not allowable.

Justification: Specify the costs

included.

Total Direct Charges—Line 6i. Enter

the total of Lines 6a through 6h.

Indirect Charges—6j. Enter the total

amount of indirect charges (costs). If no

indirect costs are requested, enter

‘‘none.’’ Generally, this line should be

used when the applicant (except local

governments) has a current indirect cost

rate agreement approved by the

Department of Health and Human

Services or another Federal agency.

Local and State governments should

enter the amount of indirect costs

determined in accordance with HHS

requirements. When an indirect cost

rate is requested, these costs are

included in the indirect cost pool and

should not be charged again as direct

costs to the grant. In the case of training

grants to other than State or local

governments (as defined in title 45,

Code of Federal Regulations, part 74),

the Federal reimbursement of indirect

costs will be limited to the lesser of the

negotiated (or actual) indirect cost rate

or 8 percent of the amount allowed for

direct costs, exclusive of any equipment

charges, rental of space, tuition and fees,

post-doctoral training allowances,

contractual items, and alterations and

renovations.

For training grant applications, the

entry under line 6j should be the total

indirect costs being charged to the

project. The Federal share of indirect

costs is calculated as shown above. The

applicant’s share is calculated as

follows:

(a) Calculate total project indirect

costs (a*) by applying the applicant’s

approved indirect cost rate to the total

project (Federal and non-Federal) direct

costs.

(b) Calculate the Federal share of

indirect costs (b*) at 8 percent of the

amount allowed for total project

(Federal and non-Federal) direct costs

exclusive of any equipment charges,

rental of space, tuition and fees, postdoctoral training allowances,

contractual items, and alterations and

renovations.

(c) Subtract (b*) from (a*). The

remainder is what the applicant can

claim as part of its matching cost

contribution.

Justification: Enclose a copy of the

indirect cost rate agreement if it was

negotiated with a Federal agency other

than DHHS. Applicants subject to the

limitation on the Federal reimbursement

of indirect costs for training grants

should specify this.

Total—Line 6k. Enter the total

amounts of lines 6i and 6j.

Program Income—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.

Justification: Describe the nature,

source, and anticipated use of program

income in the Program Narrative

Statement.

Section C—Non-Federal Resources.

This section summarizes the amounts of

non-Federal resources that will be

applied to the grant. Enter this

information on line 12 entitled ‘‘Totals.’’

In-kind contributions are defined in title

45 of the Code of Federal Regulations,

§ 74.2, as the value of non-cash

contributions provided by non-Federal

third parties. Third party in-kind

contributions may be in the form of real

property, equipment, supplies, and

other expendable property, and the

value of goods and services directly

benefiting and specifically identifiable

to the project or program.

Justification: Describe third party inkind contributions, if included.

Section D—Forecasted Cash Needs.

Not applicable.

Section E—Budget Estimate of Federal

Funds Needed For Balance of the

Project. Not applicable.

Total—Line 20. For projects that will

have more than one budget period, enter

the estimated required Federal funds for

the second budget period (months 13

through 24) under column ‘‘(b) First.’’ If

a third budget period will be necessary,

enter the Federal funds needed for

months 25 through 36 under ‘‘(c)

Second.’’ Columns (d) and (e) are not

applicable in most instances, since ACF

funding is almost always limited to a

three-year maximum project period.

They should remain blank.

Section F—Other Budget Information.

Direct Charges—Line 21. Not

applicable.

Indirect Charges—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.

Remarks—Line 23. If the total project

period exceeds 17 months, you must

enter your proposed non-Federal share

of the project budget for each of the

remaining years of the project.

3. Project Summary Description

Clearly mark this separate page with

the applicant name as shown in item 5

of the SF 424, and the title of the project

as shown in item 11 of the SF 424. The

summary description should not exceed

300 words. These 300 words become

part of the computer database on each

project.

Care should be taken to produce a

summary description which accurately

and concisely reflects the application. It

should describe the objectives of the

project, the approaches to be used and

the outcomes expected. The description

should also include a list of major

products that will result from the

proposed project, such as software

packages, materials, management

procedures, data collection instruments,

training packages, or videos (please note

that audiovisuals should be closed

captioned). The project summary

description, together with the

information on the SF 424, will

constitute the project ‘‘abstract.’’ It is the

major source of information about the

proposed project and is usually the first

part of the application that the

reviewers read in evaluating the

application.

4. Program Narrative Statement

The Program Narrative Statement is a

very important part of an application. It

should be clear, concise, and address

the specific requirements mentioned

under the priority area description in

Part II. The narrative should also

provide information concerning how the

application meets the evaluation criteria

using the following headings:

(a) Objectives and Need for the

Project;

(b) Results and Benefits Expected;

(c) Approach; and

(d) Level of Effort.

The specific information to be

included under each of these headings

is described in Section C of Part III,

Evaluation Criteria.

The narrative should be typed doublespaced on a single-side of an 81⁄2′′ × 11′′

plain white paper, with 1′′ margins on

all sides. All pages of the narrative

(including charts, references/footnotes,

tables, maps, exhibits, etc.) must be

sequentially numbered, beginning with

‘‘Objectives and Need for the Project’’ as

page number one. Applicants should

not submit reproductions of larger size

paper, reduced to meet the size

requirement.
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The length of the application,

including the application forms and all

attachments, should not exceed 60

pages. A page is a single side of an 81⁄2

× 11′′ sheet of paper. Applicants are

requested not to send pamphlets,

brochures or other printed material

along with their application as these

pose photocopy difficulties. These

materials, if submitted, will not be

included in the review process if they

exceed the 60-page limit. Each page of

the application will be counted to

determine the total length.

5. Organizational Capability Statement

The Organizational Capability

Statement should consist of a brief (two

to three pages) background description

of how the applicant organization (or

the unit within the organization that

will have responsibility for the project)

is organized, the types and quantity of

services it provides, and/or the research

and management capabilities it

possesses. This description should

cover capabilities not included in the

Program Narrative Statement. It may

include descriptions of any current or

previous relevant experience, or

describe the competence of the project

team and its demonstrated ability to

produce a final product that is readily

comprehensible and usable. An

organization chart showing the

relationship of the project to the current

organization should be included.

6. Assurances/Certifications

Applicants are required to file an SF

424B, Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs, and the Certification

Regarding Lobbying. Both must be

signed and returned with the

application. In addition, applicants

must certify their compliance with: (1)

Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; and

(2) Debarment and Other

Responsibilities; and (3) Certification

Regarding Environmental Tobacco

Smoke. These certifications are selfexplanatory. Copies of these assurances/

certifications are reprinted at the end of

this announcement and should be

reproduced, as necessary. A duly

authorized representative of the

applicant organization must certify that

the applicant is in compliance with

these assurances/certifications. A

signature on the SF 424 indicates

compliance with the Drug Free

Workplace Requirements, and

Debarment and Other Responsibilities,

and Environmental Tobacco Smoke

certifications.

D. Checklist for a Complete Application

The checklist below is for your use to

ensure that your application package

has been properly prepared.

lll One original, signed and dated

application, plus two copies.

Applications for different priority areas

are packaged separately;

lll Application is from an

organization which is eligible under the

eligibility requirements defined in the

priority area description (screening

requirement);

lll Application length does not

exceed 60 pages, unless otherwise

specified in the priority area

description.

lll A complete application

consists of the following items in this

order:

lll Application for Federal

Assistance (SF 424, REV 4–88);

lll A completed SPOC

certification with the date of SPOC

contact entered in line 16, page 1 of the

SF 424 if applicable.

lll Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (SF 424A, REV

4–88);

lll Budget justification for Section

B—Budget Categories;

lll Table of Contents;

lll Letter from the Internal

Revenue Service to prove non-profit

status, if necessary;

lll Copy of the applicant’s

approved indirect cost rate agreement, if

appropriate;

lll Project summary description

and listing of key words;

lll Program Narrative Statement

(See Part III, Section C);

lll Organizational capability

statement, including an organization

chart;

lll Any appendices/ attachments;

lll Assurances—NonConstruction Programs (Standard Form

424B, REV 4–88);

lll Certification Regarding

Lobbying; and

lll Certification of Protection of

Human Subjects, if necessary.

E. The Application Package

Each application package must

include an original and two copies of

the complete application. Each copy

should be stapled securely (front and

back if necessary) in the upper left-hand

corner. All pages of the narrative

(including charts, tables, maps, exhibits,

etc.) must be sequentially numbered,

beginning with page one. In order to

facilitate handling, please do not use

covers, binders or tabs. Do not include

extraneous materials as attachments,

such as agency promotion brochures,

slides, tapes, film clips, minutes of

meetings, survey instruments or articles

incorporation. Applicant should include

a self-addressed, stamped

acknowledgment card. All applicants

will be notified automatically about the

receipt of their application. If

acknowledgement of receipt of your

application is not received within eight

weeks after the deadline date, please

notify ACF by telephone at (202) 401–

5529.

F. Post-Award Information and

Reporting Requirements

Following approval of the

applications selected for funding, notice

of project approval and authority to

draw down project funds will be made

in writing. The official award document

is the Financial Assistance Award

which provides the amount of Federal

funds approved for use in the project,

the project and budget periods for

which support is provided, the terms

and conditions of the award, the total

project period for which support is

contemplated, and the total required

financial grantee participation.

General Conditions and Special

Conditions (where the latter are

warranted) which will be applicable to

grants, grantees will be subject to the

provisions of 45 CFR part 74 or 92.

Grantees will be required to submit

quarterly progress and financial reports

(SF 269) throughout the project period,

as well as a final progress and financial

report within 90 days of the termination

of the project.

Grantees are subject to the audit

requirements in 45 CFR parts 74 (nongovernmental), 92 (governmental), OMB

Circular A–133 and OMB Circular A–

128. If an applicant does not request

indirect costs, it should anticipate in its

budget request the cost of having an

audit performed at the end of the grant

period.

Section 319 of Pub. L. 101–121,

signed into law on October 23, 1989,

imposes new prohibitions and

requirements for disclosure and

certification related to lobbying on

recipients of Federal contracts, grants,

cooperative agreements, and loans. It

provides exemptions for Indian tribes

and tribal organizations. Current and

prospective recipients (and their subtier
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contractors and/or grantees) are

prohibited from using Federal funds,

other than profits from a Federal

contract, for lobbying Congress or any

Federal agency in connection with the

award of a contract, grant, cooperative

agreement or loan. In addition, for each

award action in excess of $100,000 (or

$150,000 for loans) the law requires

recipients and their subtier contractors

and/or subgrantees (1) to certify that

they have neither used nor will use any

appropriated funds for payment to

lobbyists; (2) to disclose the name,

address, payment details, and purposes

of any agreements with lobbyists whom

recipients or their subtier contractors or

subgrantees will pay with profits or

nonappropriated funds on or after

December 22, 1989 and (3) to file

quarterly up-dates about the use of

lobbyists if material changes occur in

their use. The law establishes civil

penalties for noncompliance.

Dated: March 28, 1995.

Donald Sykes,

Director, Office of Community Services.

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Instructions for the SF 424

This is a standard form used by applicants

as a required facesheet for preapplications

and applications submitted for Federal

assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies

to obtain applicant certification that States

which have established a review and

comment procedure in response to Executive

Order 12372 and have selected the program

to be included in their process, have been

given an opportunity to review the

applicant’s submission.

Item and Entry

1. Self-explanatory.

2. Date application submitted to Federal

agency (or State if applicable) & applicant’s

control number (if applicable).

3. State use only (if applicable).

4. If this application is to continue or

revise an existing award, enter present

Federal identifier number. If for a new

project, leave blank.

5. Legal name of applicant, name of

primary organizational unit which will

undertake the assistance activity, complete

address of the applicant, and name and

telephone number of the person to contact on

matters related to this application.

6. Enter Employer Identification Number

(EIN) as assigned by the Internal Revenue

Service.

7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space

provided.

8. Check appropriate box and enter

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

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

—‘‘Continuation’’ means an extension for an

additional funding/budget period for a

project with a projected completion date.

—‘‘Revision’’ means any change in the

Federal Government’s financial obligation

or contingent liability from an existing

obligation.

9. Name of Federal agency from which

assistance is being requested with this

application.

10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number and title of the program

under which assistance is requested.

11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the

project. If more than one program is

involved, you should append an explanation

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

construction or real property projects), attach

a map showing project location. For

preapplications, use a separate sheet to

provide a summary description of this

project.

12. List only the largest political entities

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

13. Self-explanatory.

14. List the applicant’s Congressional

District and any District(s) affected by the

program or project.

15. Amount requested or to be contributed

during the first funding/budget period by

each contributor. Value of in-kind

contributions should be included on

appropriate lines as applicable. If the action

will result in a dollar change to an existing

award, indicate only the amount of the

change. For decreases, enclose the amounts

in parentheses. If both basic and

supplemental amounts are included, show

breakdown on an attached sheet. For

multiple program funding, use totals and

show breakdown using same categories as

item 15.

16. Applicants should contact the State

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Federal

Executive Order 12372 to determine whether

the application is subject to the State

intergovernmental review process.

17. This question applies to the applicant

organization, not the person who signs as the

authorized representative. Categories of debt

include delinquent audit disallowances,

loans and taxes.

18. To be signed by the authorized

representative of the applicant. A copy of the

governing body’s authorization for you to

sign this application as official representative

must be on file in the applicant’s office.

(Certain Federal agencies may require that

this authorization be submitted as part of the

application.)

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Instructions for the SF–424A

General Instructions

This form is designed so that application

can be made for fund 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

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

6h in each column.

Line 6j—Show the amount of indirect cost.

Line 6k—Enter the total of amounts on

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

grants and continuation grants the total

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

same as the total amount shown in Section

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

grants and changes to grants, the total

amount of the increase or decrease as shown

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

same as the sum of the amounts in Section

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

Line 7—Enter the estimated amount of

income, if any, expected to be generated from

this project. Do not add or subtract this

amount from the total project amount. Show

under the program narrative statement the

nature and source of income. The estimated

amount of program income may be

considered by the Federal grantor agency in

determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal Resources

Lines 8–11—Enter amounts of non-Federal

resources that will be used on the grant. If

in-kind contributions are included, provide a

brief explanation on a separate sheet.

Column (a)—Enter the program titles

identical to Column (a), Section A. A

breakdown by function or activity is not

necessary.

Column (b)—Enter the contribution to be

made by the applicant.

Column (c)—Enter the amount of the

State’s cash and in-kind contribution if the

applicant is not a State or State agency.

Applicants which are a State or State

agencies should leave this column blank.

Column (d)—Enter the amount of cash and

in-kind contributions to be made from all

other sources.

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

(c), and (d).

Line 12—Enter the total for each of

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

should be equal to the amount on Line 5,

Column (f), Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

Line 13—Enter the amount of cash needed

by quarter from the grantor agency during the

first year.

Line 14—Enter the amount of cash from all

other sources needed by quarter during the

first year.

Line 15—Enter the totals of amounts on

Lines 13 and 14.

Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds

Needed for Balance of the Project

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

grant program titles shown in Column (a),

Section A. A breakdown by function or

activity is not necessary. For new

applications and continuation grant

applications, enter in the proper columns

amounts of Federal funds which will be

needed to complete the program or project

over the succeeding funding periods (usually

in years). This section need not be completed

for revisions (amendments, changes, or

supplements) to funds for the current year of

existing grants.

If more than four lines are needed to list

the program titles, submit additional

schedules as necessary.

Line 20—Enter the total for each of the

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

are prepared for this Section, annotate

accordingly and show the overall totals on

this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

Line 21—Use this space to explain

amounts for individual direct object-class

cost categories that may appear to be out of

the ordinary or to explain the details as

required by the Federal grantor agency.

Line 22—Enter the type of indirect rate

(provisional, predetermined, final or fixed)

that will be in effect during the funding

period, the estimated amount of the base to

which the rate is applied, and the total

indirect expense.

Line 23—Provide any other explanations or

comments deemed necessary.

Assurances—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) related to prescribed standards for

merit systems for programs funded under one

of the nineteen statutes or regulations

specified in Appendix A of OPM’s Standards

for a Merit System of Personnel

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

6. Will comply with all Federal statutes

relating to nondiscrimination. These include

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

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

prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,

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

Education Amendments of 1972, as amended

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

which prohibits discrimination on the basis

of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation

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

which prohibits discrimination on the basis

of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act

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

6107), which prohibits discrimination on the

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

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

amended, relating to nondiscrimination on

the basis of drug abuse; (f) the

Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and

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

amended, relating to nondiscrimination on

the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g)

§§ 523 and 527 of the Public Health Service

Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 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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Signature of authorized certifying official

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Title

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Applicant organization

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Date submitted

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Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters—Primary Covered Transactions

By signing and submitting this proposal,

the applicant, defined as the primary

participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part

76, certifies to the best of its knowledge and

belief that it and its principals:

(a) are not presently debarred, suspended,

proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded from covered

transactions by any Federal Department or

agency;

(b) have not within a 3-year period

preceding this proposal been convicted of or

had a civil judgment rendered against them

for commission of fraud or a criminal offense

in connection with obtaining, attempting to

obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State,

or local) transaction or contract under a

public transaction; violation of Federal or

State antitrust statutes or commission of

embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery,

falsification or destruction of records, making

false statements, or receiving stolen property;

(c) are not presently indicted or otherwise

criminally or civilly charged by a

governmental entity (Federal, State, or local)

with commission of any of the offenses

enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this

certification; and

(d) have not within a 3-year period

preceding this application/proposal had one

or more public transactions (Federal, State, or

local) terminated for cause or default.

The inability of a person to provide the

certification required above will not

necessarily result in denial of participation in

this covered transaction. If necessary, the

prospective participant shall submit an

explanation of why it cannot provide the

certification. The certification or explanation

will be considered in connection with the

Department of Health and Human Services

(HHS) determination whether to enter into

this transaction. However, failure of the

prospective primary participant to furnish a

certification or an explanation shall

disqualify such person from participation in

this transaction.

The prospective primary participant agrees

that by submitting this proposal, it will

include the clause entitled ‘‘Certification

Regarding Debarment, Suspension,

Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion—

Lower Tier Covered Transaction’’ provided

below without modification in all lower tier

covered transactions and in all solicitations

for lower tier covered transactions.

Certification Regarding Lobbying

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans,

and Cooperative Agreements

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his

or her knowledge and belief, that:

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have

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

the undersigned, to any person for

influencing or attempting to influence an

officer or employee of any agency, a Member

of Congress, an officer or employee of

Congress, or an employee of a Member of

Congress in connection with the awarding of

any Federal contract, the making of any

Federal grant, the making of any Federal

loan, the entering into of any cooperative

agreement, and the extension, continuation,

renewal, amendment, or modification of any

Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative

agreement.

(2) If any funds other than Federal

appropriated funds have been paid or will be

paid to any person for influencing or

attempting to influence an officer or

employee of any agency, a Member of

Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,

or an employee of a Member of Congress in

connection with this Federal contract, grant,

loan or cooperative agreement, the

undersigned shall complete and submit

Standard Form-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure Form to

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its

instructions.

(3) The undersigned shall require that the

language of this certification be included in

the award documents for all subawards at all

tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and

contracts under grants, loans, and

cooperative agreements) and that all

subrecipients shall certify and disclose

accordingly.

This certification is a material

representation of fact upon which reliance

was placed when this transaction was made

or entered into. Submission of this

certification is a prerequisite for making or

entering into this transaction imposed by

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

who fails to file the required certification

shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less

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

each such failure.

State for Loan Guarantee and Loan Insurance

The undersigned states, to the best of his

or her knowledge and belief, that:

If any funds have been paid or will be paid

to any person for influencing or attempting

to influence an officer or employee of any

agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or

employee of Congress, or an employee of a

Member of Congress in connection with this

commitment providing for the United States

to insure or guarantee a loan, the

undersigned shall complete and submit

Standard Form-LLL ‘‘Disclosure Form to

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its

instructions.

Submission of this statement is a

prerequisite for making or entering into this

transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,

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

required statement shall be subject to a civil

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

than $100,000 for each such failure.

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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, DC 20005, Telephone

(202) 727–6551

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse,

Intergovernmental Affairs Policy Unit,

Executive Office of the Governor, Office of

Planning and Budgeting, The Capitol,

Tallahassee, Florida 32399–0001,

Telephone (904) 488–8441

Georgia

Mr. Charles H. Badger, Administrator,

Georgia State Clearinghouse, 254

Washington Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia

30334, Telephone (404) 656–3855

Illinois

Steve Klokkenga, State Single Point of

Contact, Office of the Governor, 107

Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois

62706, Telephone (217) 782–1671

Indiana

Jean S. Blackwell, Budget Director, State

Budget Agency, 212 State House,

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone

(317) 232–5610

Iowa

Mr. Steven R. McCann, Division of

Community Progress, Iowa Department of

Economic Development, 200 East Grand

Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309,

Telephone (515) 281–3725

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor,

Department of Local Government, 1024

Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky

40601, Telephone (502) 564–2382

Maine

Ms. Joyce Benson, State Planning Office,

State House Station #38, Augusta, Maine

04333, Telephone (207) 289–3261

Maryland

Ms Mary Abrams, Chief, Maryland State

Clearinghouse, Department of State

Planning, 301 West Preston Street,

Baltimore, Maryland 21201–2365,

Telephone (301) 225–4490

Massachusetts

Karen Arone, State Clearinghouse, Executive

Office of Communities and Development,

100 Cambridge Street, Room 1803, Boston,

Massachusetts 02202, Telephone (617)

727–7001

Michigan

Richard S. Pastula, Director, Michigan

Department of Commerce, Lansing,

Michigan 48909, Telephone (517) 373–

7356

Mississippi

Ms Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer,

Office of Federal Grant Management and

Reporting, 301 West Pearl Street, Jackson,

Mississippi 39203, Telephone (601) 960–

2174

Missouri

Ms. Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance

Clearinghouse, Office of Administration,

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

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, Telephone

(314) 751–4834

Nevada

Department of Administration, State

Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, Carson

City, Nevada 89710, Telephone (702) 687–

4065, Attention: Ron Sparks,

Clearinghouse Coordinator

New Hampshire

Mr. 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

477, Columbia, South Carolina 29201,

Telephone (803) 734–0494

Tennessee

Mr. Charles Brown, State Single Point of

Contact, State Planning Office, 500

Charlotte Avenue, 309 John Sevier

Building, Nashville, Tennessee 37219,

Telephone (615) 741–1676

Texas

Mr. Thomas Adams, Governor’s Office of

Budget and Planning, P.O. Box 12428,

Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone (512) 463–

1778

Utah

Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning

and Budget, ATTN: Carolyn Wright, Room

116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah

84114, Telephone (801) 538–1535

Vermont

Mr. Bernard D. Johnson, Assistant Director,

Office of Policy Research and

Coordination, Pavilion Office Building, 109

State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602,

Telephone (802) 828–3326

West Virginia

Mr. Fred Cutlip, Director, Community

Development Division, West Virginia

Development Office, Building #6, Room

553, Charleston, West Virginia 25305,

Telephone (304) 348–4010

Wisconsin

Mr. William C. Carey, Federal/State

Relations, Wisconsin Department of
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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 $1000 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 to be

included in any subawards which contain

provisions for children’s services and that all

subgrantees shall certify accordingly.

[FR Doc. 95–8755 Filed 4–7–95; 8:45 am]

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