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1 In addition to persons who meet all

requirements of 45 CFR 400.43, eligibility for

refugee social services also includes: (1) Cuban and

Haitian entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee

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

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

admitted to the U.S. as immigrants under section

584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988, as

included in the FY 1988 Continuing Resolution

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

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

II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 (Pub. L.

No. 100–461), 1990 (Pub. L. No. 101–167) and 1991

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

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

such eligible persons unless the specific context

indicates otherwise.

Contact Person: Dr. Richard Panniers,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5106, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1166.

Purpose/Agenda To review Small Business

Innovation Research.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: June 24, 1996.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Houston Baker,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5208, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1175.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: June 25, 1996.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 5116,

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Lee Rosen, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 5116, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1171.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: June 30–July 1, 1996.

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Place: Ritz Carlton Hotel, Arlington, VA.

Contact Person: Dr. Richard Panniers,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5106, Bethesda

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1166.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: July 1, 1996.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 5116,

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Dr. Lee Rosen, Scientific

Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 5116, Bethesda Maryland 20892, (301)

435–1171.

Name of SEP: Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Date: July 1, 1996.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase, MD.

Contact Person: Dr. Houston Baker,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5208, Bethesda

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1175.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: July 11–13, 1996.

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Place: State Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC.

Contact Person: Dr. Richard Panniers,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5106, Bethesda

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1166.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in secs.

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C.

Applications and/or proposals and the

discussions could reveal confidential trade

secrets or commercial property such as

patentable material and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Susan K. Feldman,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 96–13738 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

Office of Refugee Resettlement

Request for applications for Fiscal

Year 1996 Community and Family

Strengthening Discretionary Social

Service Grants Program

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR), ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Request for applications to

support projects under the Office of

Refugee Resettlement’s Fiscal Year 1996

Community and Family Strengthening

Discretionary Social Service Grants

Program for services to refugees.1

SUMMARY: This program announcement

governs the availability of and award

procedures for approximately

$1,500,000 in FY 1996 Social Services

discretionary grants. The Office of

Refugee Resettlement (ORR) will accept

competing applications for grants

pursuant to the Director’s discretionary

authority under section 412(c)(1) of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),

as amended by section 311 of the

Refugee Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–212), 8

U.S.C. 1522(c); section 501(a) of the

Refugee Education Assistance Act of

1980 (Pub. L. 96–422), 8 U.S.C. 1522

note, insofar as it incorporates by

reference with respect to Cuban and

Haitian entrants the authorities

pertaining to assistance for refugees

established by section 412(c) of the INA,

as cited above; and the Refugee

Assistance Extension Act of 1986 (Pub.

L. 99–605).

Applications may request a project

period of up to three years, with an

initial budget period of one year. Where

awards are for multiple year project

periods, applications for continuation

grants will be entertained in subsequent

years on a non-competitive basis,

subject to availability of funds,

successful progress of the project, and

ACF’s determination that this would be

in the best interest of the government.

This announcement contains forms and

instructions for submitting an

application.

CLOSING DATES: The closing dates for

submission of applications is August 2,

1996. Applications postmarked after the

closing date will be classified as late

and will not be considered in the

current competition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, CONTACT: Anna

Mary Portz, Project Officer, telephone

(202) 401–1196, or E-mail at

aportz@dhhs.acf.gov. You may address

correspondence to the contact person as

follows: Office of Refugee Resettlement,

Administration for Children and

Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW.,

Washington, DC 20447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Legislative Authority

Section 412(c)(1)(A) of the INA

authorizes the Director ‘‘to make grants

to, and enter into contracts with, public

or private nonprofit agencies for projects

specifically designed—(i) To assist

refugees in obtaining the skills which

are necessary for economic selfsufficiency, including projects for job

training, employment services, day care,

professional refresher training, and

other recertification services; (ii) to

provide training in English where

necessary (regardless of whether the

refugees are employed or receiving cash

or other assistance); and (iii) to provide

where specific needs have been shown

and recognized by the Director, health

(including mental health) services,

social services, educational and other

services.’’

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are States and

other public or private, nonprofit

organizations and institutions. Current

CFS grantees may participate in

coalition applications under this

announcement but are discouraged from

being the lead applicant.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $1.5 million will be

awarded in FY 1996. Individual grants

are expected to range from $80,000 to

$250,000 per budget period. The

Director reserves the right to award less,

or more, than the funds described, in

the absence of worthy applications, or

under such other circumstances as may

be deemed to be in the best interest of

the government. Applicants may be

required to reduce the scope of selected
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projects to accommodate the amount of

the grant award approved.

Length of Application

Applicants are encouraged to limit

project descriptions (Part IV of the

application for each component) to 20

pages (typewritten, double spaced on

standard, letter-size paper) plus no more

than 20 pages of appended material.

This limitation of 20 pages per

component should be considered as a

maximum, and not necessarily a goal to

be achieved.

Cost-Sharing Requirement

In applications making provision for

cost-sharing funds, applicants will be

held accountable for commitments of

non-Federal resources. Failure to

provide required cost-sharing resources

may result in disallowance of Federal

funds and/or cancellation of future

budget periods.

Background: Community and Family

Strengthening

As with all programs funded by

appropriations pursuant to the Refugee

Act, services may be provided only to

refugees (see definition in footnote 1,

above) and may not be provided to

refugees who have become citizens

(except for those Amerasians listed in

footnote 1). Further, the intent of this

announcement is to target primarily

refugees who have arrived within the

last five years and give special

consideration to the needs of refugees

who have experienced long stays in

overseas camps. Therefore, applicants

are advised to consider the needs of

recently arrived families and of their

communities in responding to the

particulars of this announcement.

Many American communities with

high concentrations of refugees also

experience urban sprawl, increased

specialization of services, and a

diversity of local services and providers.

These considerations have increased the

need for better communication and

cooperation among agencies in order to

enhance program effectiveness, provide

services that meet the current needs of

the refugee population, and avoid

duplication or fragmentation of services.

These large communities have

experienced a broad range of social and

economic problems among some refugee

populations, particularly with regard to

refugee women, youth, elderly, and in

those sectors characterized by a high

incidence of crime, violence, and

neighborhood deterioration.

Most newly arriving refugees join

family members already residing in the

larger community. This concentration

has the potential for a highly supportive

environment for new arrivals. Human

service systems tend to be strong in

these areas. The larger communities are

also environments in which resources

can be organized through refugee

mutual assistance associations (MAAs),

as well as other refugee community

religious and social services

organizations, to support and expand

the economic and social infrastructure

of the community. Conversely, in some

areas, a mix of ethnic groups among

arrivals also contributes to reduced

capacity for local self-help activity in

each ethnic community of newcomers.

While employment and economic

independence continue to be ORR’s

primary concern and the focus of the

formula social services and targeted

assistance funding, this announcement

provides an opportunity for local

organizations to request funding for

activities which supplement and

complement employment-related

services by strengthening refugee

families and communities.

Coalitions

Local organizations, which have not

already done so, are encouraged to build

coalitions for the purpose of applying

under this announcement. The activities

funded by these grants are intended to

serve as a catalyst to bring the

community together to address the

economic and social problems of

refugee families and the refugee

community. The goal in all cases should

be to build and strengthen the

community’s capacity to serve its

members in improving the quality of life

and standard of living for refugee

families. While activities proposed do

not have to be directly employment

related, applicants should be guided by

the overarching goal of improving the

economic condition of refugee families

and of gearing them to adjust socially

and economically to their new country

and their new communities.

This announcement strongly

encourages partnerships or consortia of

three or more eligible organizations to

submit joint applications for grants. In

each application, one organization must

be clearly identified as the grant

recipient (grantee) with primary

administrative and fiscal

responsibilities. Applications from

consortia which do not clearly specify

which organization will serve as grantee

cannot be considered. In all cases the

applicant must demonstrate that

wherever potential partners for

collaboration exist, the applicant, at a

minimum, has planned the proposed

activities in collaboration with these

potential partners, whether they are in

the refugee services provider

community of organizations and

institutions or in mainstream services

organizations, e.g., adult basic education

providers, senior citizens organizations,

women’s shelters. Consultation might

also include the Mayor’s office, school

parent-teacher groups, local police

departments, and other mainstream

community service organizations.

This announcement is intended to

encourage service planners and

providers to consider the various unmet

needs of refugee families and

communities relative to existing

services, the capacity of the serviceproviding network, and ultimately the

community’s capacity to continue the

activity without additional ORR

resources beyond the three-year project

period of this announcement. Longrange viability may depend on: linkages

to activities funded by other sources, the

availability of expertise in the

community, the relatedness of proposed

activities to existing activities, the

willingness of the community to

participate actively in assuring the

success of the activity—including

volunteer commitment, and the

likelihood of tangible results.

The scoring in the review criteria is

heavily weighted to encourage coalition

projects. To receive maximum

consideration, the applicant should

represent a coalition of a minimum of

three participating organizations in the

local project area.

Service Compatibility

Applicants also are more likely to be

successful in obtaining a grant if they

describe the refugee community, family,

and service capacity concerns under

consideration. It should be clear how

the proposed activity fits into the

existing network of services; how it

responds to the particular needs of

families in that community or to a

broader need of the community of

families; who is committed to do what

in order to accomplish this goal; and

what the goal or expected outcome of

the activity is.

The process of coalition-building is

key to strengthening cooperation and

coordination among the local service

providers, community leaders, Mutual

Assistance Associations, voluntary

agencies, churches, and other public

and private organizations involved in

refugee resettlement and/or community

service. ORR intends that this process

will be part of local efforts to build

strategic partnerships among these

groups to expand their capacity to serve

the social and economic needs of

refugees and to give support and

direction to ethnic communities facing
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problems in economic independence

and social adjustment.

In all cases, regardless of the nature of

the organization proposed to provide

services or conduct activities funded

under this announcement, the services/

activities must be conducted by staff

linguistically and culturally compatible

with the refugee families or

communities to be served. In addition,

the applicant must describe how

proposed providers will have access to

the families and to the community to be

served.

Where the application represents a

coalition of providers, the applicant

should include in the application

package a signed partnership agreement

which includes a commitment or

statement of intent to commit resources

from the prospective partner(s)

contingent upon receipt of ORR funds.

The agreement should state how the

partnership arrangement relates to the

objectives of the project. The applicant

should also include: supporting

documentation identifying the

resources, experience, and expertise of

the partner(s); evidence that the

partner(s) has been involved in the

planning of the project; and a discussion

of the role of the partner(s) in the

implementation and conduct of the

project. In this context, ORR is defining

partnership as a formal negotiated

arrangement among organizations that

provides for substantive collaborative

roles for each of the partners in the

planning and conduct of the project.

All applicants should demonstrate

existing refugee community support for

their agency and their proposed project.

If the applicant works in an area where

no other organizations work with

refugees, and a coalition with other

organizations is not possible, this

should be explained and documented.

Applicants and their partners should

provide evidence that their governing

bodies, boards of directors, or advisory

bodies are representative of the refugee

communities being served, and have

both male and female representation.

Because funding under this program

announcement is limited, applicants are

urged to plan for the use of these funds

in conjunction with other Federal, State,

and private funds available to assist the

target populations and to carry out

similar programs and activities (costsharing). In subsequent year

continuation applications, the grantee

will be asked to document receipt of

non-Federal funds from other sources.

The requirement will be not less than

20% of the full budget for the second

year award, and 40% for the third year

award. For example, if the original

budget is $150,000, the federal share for

that year may be 100%. The second year

the federal award might be $120,000

and the grantee would be required to

provide at a minimum cost-sharing of

20% of the full budget, or in the amount

of $30,000 cash or in-kind support. The

third year federal award might be

$90,000 and the grantee would be

required to provide cost-sharing of 40%

of the full budget. Only in unusual

circumstances will the Director of ORR

entertain a request from the grantee to

reduce or waive the cost-sharing

requirement which may be determined

to be in the best interest of the

government.

Allowable Services/Activities for

Community Support Grants

ORR will consider applications for

services which an applicant justifies,

based on an analysis of service needs

and available resources, as necessary to

address the social and economic

problems of refugee families and of the

refugee community.

The specific services proposed may be

as diverse as the communities

themselves. Some examples follow

which are not intended to be a

comprehensive list but are intended to

stimulate planning and community

discussion. The examples do not

include the more traditional

employment and English language

services for which the States

predominantly contract with the

formula social services and targeted

assistance funds—not because these

services are discouraged or disallowed

under this announcement, but because

repetition here is not necessary. It will

be the task of the local planning

processes to determine what is needed

to address the economic and social

adjustment needs of families and the

community and to make the case for

what is being proposed in the

application. Activities and services

proposed should be planned in

conjunction with existing services and

should supplement and complement

these services. Special attention should

be given in the planning process to the

services available to all citizens,

including community institutions

which serve the elderly, youth and

special needs populations.

Non-Allowable Activities

Funds will not be awarded to

applicants who propose to engage in

activities of a distinctly political nature

or which are designed primarily to

promote the preservation of cultural

heritage, or which have an international

objective. ORR supports refugee

community efforts to preserve cultural

heritage, but believes these are activities

which communities should conduct

without recourse to ORR resources.

Some Examples of Allowable Activities

Orientation and Community Education

—Activities designed to inform the

refugee community about issues

essential to effective participation in

the new society.

—Classes in parenting skills, including

information about U.S. cultural and

legal issues, e.g., related to corporal

punishment, generational conflict,

and child abuse.

—Orientation and assistance to parents

in connecting with the school system

and other local community

organizations.

—Information services on health care:

information on access to health care

for the uninsured, on health

insurance, on health maintenance

organizations, on the importance of

preventive health, and on available

universal coverage services, e.g.,

immunizations.

Specialized English Language Training

—Specialized classes for specific

industries in conjunction with

employers.

—Specialized classes for groups outside

the regular classes, e.g., homebound

women, elderly. Use of volunteers is

encouraged. Accessibility of site and

time is important.

Leadership Training

—Potential participants should be

involved in designing the training.

Activities might include community

organizing, fund raising, non-profit

management, other needs identified

by potential participants.

Mentoring Programs

—Pairing participant individuals or

families with community volunteers.

Programs should target refugees who

are not otherwise receiving core

services, and mentoring should target

needs they identify.

Peer Support Groups

—Assisting subgroups to form a

common bond for resolution of peerspecific problems. The purposes are

to solve individual, family, and

community problems with the

support of peers and to solve common

problems through group action.

Citizenship Education

—Education and training designed to

prepare refugees to become citizens.

Combating Violence in Families

—Information and training against

domestic violence, child abuse, sexual
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harassment and coercion, roles of men

and women in U.S. culture,

techniques for protection. Bi-lingual

staff for women’s shelters.

Crime Prevention/Victimization

—Activities designed to improve

relations between refugees and the

law enforcement communities: (a)

public service officers or community

liaisons; (b) neighborhood storefronts

and/or watch programs; (c) refugee

business watch program; (d) cross

cultural training for the law

enforcement community (police

departments, court system,

mediation/dispute resolution centers).

Note: Law enforcement activities, such as

hiring sworn police officers (except those

who are public service officers or community

liaison officers), fingerprinting, incarceration,

etc., are outside the scope of allowable

services under the Refugee Act and will not

be considered for funding. Other unallowable

activities are those limited to, or principally

focused on, parole counseling, court

advocacy, and child protection services.

Refugee Community Centers

—Developing and operating community

centers for delivering services to

refugee individuals and families.

Centers may also be used for

recreation, information and referral

services and community gatherings.

(Costs related to construction or

renovation will not be considered, nor

will costs for food or beverages).

Community Organizing

—Communities might be organized for

housing cooperatives, for youth

activities, for services to elderly, for

volunteer mentoring services, for

crime prevention.

The above are only examples of

services. They are not intended to limit

potential applicants in community

planning.

These examples are listed and

generically described without regard to

the population to be served. It will be

necessary in the application to describe

more specifically the target population.

For example, one activity might be

appropriately designed to serve only

homebound women. Another might be

designed for teen-agers and their

parents. Another might be for elderly.

Some might be targeted for all members

of the family. Applications should

correlate a planned activity with

specific target audiences and discuss the

relationship between the proposed

activities and the target population.

Application Content and Review

Criteria

Application Content

A. Need and Scope

Applicants should submit a detailed

profile of the target community or

communities to include the following:

—Refugee Community: A description by

geographic area or ethnic group of the

refugee community to be served,

including numbers, ethnicity, welfare

utilization pattern, number of refugee

families in the community, family

characteristics, and an assessment of

attitudes of the refugees and the

general community toward each

other.

—Target Population: Applicants must

submit a profile of the specific target

population to be served. The

applicant must describe the target

population, reflecting ethnicity, age

makeup, and length of time in the

United States. All discrete refugee

target populations may be considered.

A target population may include, but

is not limited to: an ethnic group,

refugee families, women, youth, older

workers, two-parent families on

public assistance, or the aged. The

applicant must provide justification

for the selection of the target

population.

Include a description of the

problem(s) which the applicant/

coalition has identified and for which

funds are being requested, and a broad

overview of the refugee resettlement

picture in the community in which the

applicant is proposing to conduct

activities.

The applicant shall describe the

existing service delivery systems(s) and

existing community networks and

explain how the activities proposed

complement and do not supplant

existing services.

B. Strategy and Program Design

Project design must include

representatives of the target population.

For example, a project designed to assist

single mothers needs to be designed in

consultation with single mothers. Input

by the target population is viewed as

particularly important.

The description of strategy and

program design should also include:

—The proposed strategy for addressing

the needs identified for the target

population.

—The activities proposed to be funded

under this grant application,

including locations proposed for

services, time of service vis-a-vis

normal workday, and any special

cultural considerations.

—Identification of projected

performance outcomes and proposed

milestones measuring progress, as

appropriate to the services proposed

by the end of the first budget period

and over the entire requested project

period. While ORR recognizes that in

many family and community services

outcomes may be difficult to quantify,

ORR encourages applicants, to the

extent possible, to develop innovative

quantifiable measures related to the

desired outcomes for purposes of

monitoring and project assessment.

—The extent to which the award is

projected to be augmented or

supplemented by other funding

during and beyond (i.e. in the second

and any subsequent year of) the grant

period, or can be integrated into other

existing service systems.

C. Capability Statement

A list of the organizations

participating in the applicant coalition,

a clear statement of which agency will

serve as grantee in the event of an

award, a description of the role of each

member of the coalition in the project’s

proposed activities, and a memorandum

detailing collaboration signed by all

parties must be submitted.

Applications representing coalitions

of local organizations shall describe the

nature of the agreement among

collaborating agencies and include a

copy of a signed agreement attesting to

a common understanding of how the

partners will relate to each other

administratively and programmatically

in carrying out the proposed activities

under the grant. Document resources,

experience, and expertise. In addition,

proposed linkages with other refugee/

entrant service agencies and/or

organizations, and with human service

agencies should be detailed.

The applicant shall discuss the gender

balance and constituent representation

of the board members of the

participating organizations or of the

proposed project’s advisory board.

The applicant shall describe how this

project will gain access to the target

population and ensure that services are

linguistically and culturally

appropriate.

The applicant shall describe the

administrative and management features

of the project. The administrative

description should detail each of the

following:

—Qualifications of the applicant

organization and any partners.

—A description of the applicant’s plan

for fiscal and programmatic

management of each activity,

including proposed start-up time,

ongoing timelines, major milestones
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or benchmarks, a component/project

organization chart, and a staffing

chart.

—A description of information

collection (participant and outcome

data) and monitoring proposed.

D. Budget and Funding

—Budget, by line item, with narrative

justification.

—A description of how the need for the

ORR funding requested will be

phased out over the life of the project

and a description of the cost-sharing

plan for any subsequent budget

periods (e.g. how other resources will

be leveraged to maintain the full

budget during the overall project

period of the ORR grant).

Criteria for Evaluating Grant

Applications

Each application will be rated

individually on the following:

A. Need and Scope—(25 points)

—Profile of refugee community and

target population. Clarity of

description and soundness of

rationale for selection of targeted

community or population.

—Adequacy and quality of data

provided and quality of the analysis

of data provided in the application.

—Clarity and comprehensiveness of

needs identification and problem

statement and of the description of

the local context in which grant

activities are proposed.

—Comprehensiveness of description of

existing services and community

network and explanation of how the

proposed services complement what

is already in place.

—Evidence of consultation with target

population.

B. Proposed Strategy and Program

Design (25 points)

—Soundness of strategy and program

design for meeting identified needs.

—The quality of the outcomes proposed

and the component’s potential for

achieving the outcomes within the

grant’s project period. The potential of

the project to have a positive impact

on the quality of the lives of refugee

families and communities.

—Adequate detail in the description of

linkages with other providers and

roles of collaborating agencies in

project implementation.

—Extent to which the need described is

expected to be met and/or to which

the services will be augmented,

supplemented, or integrated with

existing services.

C. Applicant/Coalition Capability—(30

points)

—Validity and reasonableness of the

proposed coalition arrangement to

perform the proposed activities.

Commitment of coalition partners in

implementing the activities as

demonstrated by letters or the

language of the signed agreement

among participants. (Where no

potential coalition partners are

documented to be available, the

applicant will not be penalized under

this criteria. The applicant shall still

describe any consultation efforts

undertaken and its consultation with

the refugee community.)

—Experience of the applicant/coalition

in performing the proposed services.

—Adequacy of gender balance and

constituent representatives of board

members of participant organizations

or of the proposed project’s advisory

board.

—Adequacy of assurance that proposed

services will be linguistically and

culturally appropriate to the target

population.

—Qualifications of the individual

organization staff and any volunteers.

D. Budget and Financial Management—

(20 points)

—Reasonableness of budget in relation

to the proposed activities and

anticipated results.

—Adequacy of proposed monitoring

and information collection.

—Realistic plan for the continuation of

services with a phase-out of ORR

grant funding over the multi-year

project period. Extent to which the

application makes provision for costsharing (e.g. leveraging ORR funds

with non-Federal funds or in-kind

support) to maintain the full budget

during the overall project. If available,

the value of such leveraged funds or

in-kind support and any preliminary

commitments.

Total: 100 points

General Procedure for Competitive

Review of Applications

Applicants will be reviewed

competitively and scored by an

independent review panel of experts in

accordance with ACF grants policy and

the criteria stated below. The results of

the independent review panel scores

and explanatory comments will assist

the Director of ORR in considering

competing applications. Reviewers’

scores will weigh heavily in funding

decisions but will not be the only

factors considered. Applications

generally will be considered in order of

the average scores assigned by the

reviewers. However, during the federal

assessment process, lead applicants who

are current recipients of Community

and Family Strengthening funds in

these areas may receive less

consideration than new lead applicants.

Highly ranked applications are not

guaranteed funding since other factors

are taken into consideration, including:

comments of reviewers and of ACF/ORR

officials; previous program performance

of applicants; compliance with grant

terms under previous DHHS grants;

audit reports; and investigative reports.

Final funding decisions will be made by

the Director of ORR.

Application Preparation and

Submission

Availability of Forms

Attachments contain all of the

standard forms necessary for the

application for awards under this

announcement. Further, copies of the

Federal Register containing this

announcement are available at most

local libraries and Congressional District

Offices for reproduction. If copies are

not available at these sources, they may

be obtained by writing or telephoning

the following office: Office of Refugee

Resettlement, 370 L’Enfant Promenade

SW., Washington, DC 20447 Telephone:

(202) 401–1196.

Forms, Certifications, Assurances, and

Disclosure

1. Applications for financial

assistance under this announcement

must file the Standard Form (SF) 424,

Application for Federal Assistance; SF–

424A, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs; SF–424B,

Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs. The instructions and forms

required for submission of applications

are included. The forms may be

reproduced for use in submitting

applications. An application with an

original signature and two copies is

required.

2. Applicants must provide the

following certifications. Copies of the

forms and assurances are located at the

end of this announcement.

Certification regarding lobbying if

your anticipated award exceeds

$100,000.

Certification regarding environmental

tobacco smoke.

3. Applicants must make the

appropriate certification of compliance

with the following three items. In each,

by signing and submitting the

applications, applicants are providing

the certification and need not mail back

the certification with the applications.
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Certification regarding debarment,

suspension, and other responsibility

matters.

Certification of compliance with the

Pro-Children Act of 1994.

Certification of their compliance with

the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.

4. (a) Deadline: Mailed applications

shall be considered as meeting an

announced deadline if they are either

received on or before the deadline date

or sent on or before the deadline date

and received by ACF in time for the

independent review to: U.S. Department

of Health and Human Services,

Administration for Children and

Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W.,

Mail Stop 6C–462, Washington, D.C.

20447, Attention: Application for New

Community and Family Strengthening

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 as

proof of timely mailing.

Applications handcarried by

applicants, applicant couriers, or by

overnight/express mail couriers shall be

considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are received on or

before the deadline date, between the

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

U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor

Loading Dock, Aerospace Center, 901 D

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024,

between Monday and Friday (excluding

Federal holidays). (Applicants are

cautioned that express/overnight mail

services do not always deliver as

agreed.)

ACF cannot accommodate

transmission of applications by fax or

through other electronic media.

Therefore, applications transmitted to

ACF electronically will not be accepted

regardless of date or time of submission

and time of receipt.

b. Late applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria above are

considered late applications. ACF shall

notify each late applicant that its

application will not be considered in

the current competition.

c. Extension of deadlines: ACF may

extend the deadline for all applicants

because of acts of God such as floods,

hurricanes, etc., widespread disruption

of the mails, or when it is anticipated

that many of the applications will come

from rural or remote areas. However, if

the granting agency does not extend the

deadline for all applicants, it may not

waive or extend the deadline for any

applicants.

d. Once an application has been

submitted, it is considered as final and

no additional materials will be accepted

by ACF.

Non-Profits Status

Applicants other than public agencies

must provide evidence of their

nonprofit status with their applications.

Any of the following is acceptable

evidence: (1) a copy of the applicant

organization’s listing in the Internal

Revenue Service’s most recent list of

tax-exempt organizations described in

section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code; or (2)

a copy of the currently valid IRS tax

exemption certificate.

Intergovernmental Review

This program is covered under

Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs,’’ and 45 CFR Part 100,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Service Programs and Activities.’’

As of February, 1996, the following

jurisdictions have elected not to

participate in the Executive Order

process. Applicants from these

jurisdictions need take no action in

regard to E.O. 12372: Alaska, Colorado,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,

Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota,

Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,

Virginia, Washington, American Samoa,

and Palau.

All remaining jurisdictions participate

in the E.O. process and have established

Single Points of Contact (SPOCs). A list

of the Single Points of Contact for each

State and Territory is included as

Appendix A of this announcement.

Applicants from participating

jurisdictions should contact their SPOCs

as soon as possible to alert them to the

prospective applications and receive

instructions. Applicants must submit

any required material to the SPOCs as

soon as possible so that the program

office can obtain and review SPOC

comments as part of the award process.

The applicant must submit all required

materials, if any, to the SPOC and

indicate the date of this submittal (or

the date of contact if no submittal is

required) on the Standard Form 424,

item 16a.

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

60 days from the application deadline to

comment on proposed new or

competing continuation awards. SPOCs

are encouraged to eliminate the

submission of routine endorsements as

official recommendations.

Additionally, SPOCs are requested to

clearly differentiate between mere

advisory comments and those official

State process recommendations which

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, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20447.

H. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, Pub. Law 104–13, the

Department is required to submit to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval any

reporting and recordkeeping

requirements in regulations, including

program announcements. All

information required by this is covered

under the following OMB Approval

Nos:

• SF 424 (OMB Clearance No. 0348–

0043) Application for Federal

Assistance.

• SF 424A (OMB Clearance No. 0348–

044) Budget Information.

• SF 424B (OMB Clearance No. 0348–

040) Assurances—Non Construction

Programs.

• SF ORR–6 (Revised 9/05/95; OMB

Clearance No. 0970–0036) Quarterly

Performance Report.

I. Applicable Regulations

Applicable HHS regulations will be

provided to grantees upon award.

J. Reporting Requirements

Grantees are required to file Financial

Status (SF–269) semi-annually and

Program Progress Reports on a quarterly

basis. Funds issued under these awards

must be accounted for and reported

upon separately from all other grant

activities.

Although ORR does not expect the

proposed components/projects to

include evaluation activities, it does

expect grantees to maintain adequate

records to track and report on project

outcomes and expenditures by budget

line item.

The official receipt point for all

reports and correspondence is the

Division of Discretionary Grants. The

original copy of each report shall be

submitted to the Grants Management

Specialist, ACF, with a copy being sent

simultaneously to the ORR Project

Officer. The mailing address for both the

Division of Discretionary Grants and the

Office of Refugee Resettlement is:

Aerospace Building, Sixth Floor, 370
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L’Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20447.

The final Financial and Program

Progress Reports shall be due 90 days

after the budget expiration date or

termination of grant support.

(The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA) number assigned to this

announcement is 93.576)

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Lavinia Limon,

Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.

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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

government body’s authorization for you to

sign this application as official representative

must be on file in the applicant’s office.

(Certain Federal agencies may require that

this authorization be submitted as part of the

application.)

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Instructions for the SF–424A

General Instructions

This form is designed so that application

can be made for funds from one or more grant

programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to

any existing Federal grantor agency

guidelines which prescribe how and whether

budgeted amounts should be separately

shown for different functions or activities

within the program. For some programs,

grantor agencies may require budgets to be

separately shown by function or activity. For

other programs, grantor agencies may require

a breakdown by function or activity. Sections

A, B, C, and D should include budget

estimates for the whole project except when

applying for assistance which requires

Federal authorization in annual or other

funding period increments. In the latter case,

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

budget for the first budget period (usually a

year) and Section E should present the need

for Federal assistance in the subsequent

budget periods. All applications should

contain a breakdown by the object class

categories shown in Lines a–k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary

Lines 1–4, Columns (a) and (b)

For applications pertaining to a single

Federal grant program (Federal Domestic

Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring

a functional or activity breakdown, enter on

Line 1 under Column (a) the catalog program

title and the catalog number in Column (b).

For applications pertaining to a single

program requiring budget amounts by

multiple functions or activities, enter the

name of each activity or function on each

line in Column (a), and enter the catalog

number in Column (b). For applications

pertaining to multiple programs where none

of the programs require a breakdown by

function or activity, enter the catalog

program title on each line in Column (a) and

the respective catalog number on each line in

Column (b).

For applications pertaining to multiple

programs where one or more programs

require a breakdown by function or activity,

prepare a separate sheet for each program

requiring the breakdown. Additional sheets

should be used when one form does not

provide adequate space for all breakdown of

data required. However, when more than one

sheet is used, the first page should provide

the summary totals by programs.

Lines 1–4, Columns (c) through (g)

For new applications, leave Columns (c)

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

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

the appropriate amounts of funds needed to

support the project for the first funding

period (usually a year).

For continuing grant program applications,

submit these forms before the end of each

funding period as required by the grantor

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

estimated amounts of funds which will

remain unobligated at the end of the grant

funding period only if the Federal grantor

agency instructions provide for this.

Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter

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

needed for the upcoming period. The

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

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

For supplemental grants and changes to

existing grants, do not use Columns (c) and

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

increase or decrease of Federal funds and

enter in Column (f) the amount of the

increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In

Column (g) enter the new total budgeted

amount (Federal and non-Federal) which

includes the total previous authorized

budgeted amounts plus or minus, as

appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns

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

should not equal the sum of amounts in

Columns (e) and (f).

Line 5—Show the totals for all columns

used.

Section B Budget Categories

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

enter the titles of the same programs,

functions, and activities shown on Lines 1–

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

sheets are prepared for Section A, provide

similar column headings on each sheet. For

each program, function or activity, fill in the

total requirements for funds (both Federal

and non-Federal) by object class categories.

Lines 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 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 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

establish a proper accounting system in
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accordance with generally accepted

accounting standards or agency directives.

3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit

employees from using their positions for a

purpose that constitutes or presents the

appearance of personal or organizational

conflict of interest, or personal gain.

4. Will initiate and complete the work

within the applicable time frame after receipt

of approval of the awarding agency.

5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental

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

4763) relating to prescribed standards for

merit systems for programs funded under one

of the nineteen statutes or regulations

specified in Appendix A of OPM’s Standards

for a Merit System of Personnel

Administration (5 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 of 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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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 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 indicated 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

participate 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

Transactions’’ provided below without

modification in all lower tier covered

transactions and in all solicitations for

lower tier covered transactions.

Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions

(To Be Supplied to Lower Tier

Participants)

By signing and submitting this lower

tier proposal, the prospective lower tier

participant, as defined in 45 CFR Part

76, certifies to the best of its knowledge

and belief that it and its principals:

(a) are not presently debarred,

suspended, proposed for debarment,

declared ineligible, or voluntarily

excluded from participation in this

transaction by any federal department or

agency.

(b) where the prospective lower tier

participant is unable to certify to any of

the above, such prospective participant

shall attach an explanation to this

proposal.

The prospective lower tier participant

further agrees by submitting this

proposal that it will include this clause

entitled ‘‘Certification Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility,

and Voluntary Exclusion—Lower Tier

Covered Transactions’’ without

modification in all lower tier covered

transactions and in all solicitations for

lower tier covered transactions.

Certification Regarding Lobbying

Certification for Contracts, Grants,

Loans, and Cooperative Agreements

The undersigned certifies, to the best

of his or her knowledge and belief, that:

(1) No Federal appropriated funds

have been paid or will be paid, by or on

behalf of the undersigned, to any person

for influencing or attempting to

influence an officer or employee of any

agency, a Member of Congress, an

officer or employee of Congress, or an

employee of a Member of Congress in

connection with the awarding of any

Federal contract, the making of any

Federal grant, the making of any Federal

loan, the entering into of any

cooperative agreement, and the

extension, continuation, renewal,

amendment, or modification of any

Federal contract, grant, loan, or

cooperative agreement.

(2) If any funds other than Federal

appropriated funds have been paid or

will be paid to any person for

influencing or attempting to influence

an officer or employee of any agency, a

Member of Congress, an officer or

employee of Congress, or an employee

of a Member of Congress in connection

with this Federal contract, grant, loan or

cooperative agreement, the undersigned

shall complete and submit Standard

Form-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure Form to Report

Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its

instructions.

(3) The undersigned shall require that

the language of this certification be

included in the award documents for all

subawards at all tiers (including

subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts

under grants, loans, and cooperative

agreements) and that all subrecipients

shall certify and disclose accordingly.

This certification is a material

representation of fact upon which

reliance was placed when this

transaction was made or entered into.

Submission of this certification is a

prerequisite for making or entering into

this transaction imposed by section

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

who fails to file the required

certification shall be subject to a civil

penalty of not less than $10,000 and not

more than $100,000 for each such

failure.

State for Loan Guarantee and Loan

Insurance

The undersigned states, to the best of

his or her knowledge and belief, that:

If any funds have been paid or will be

paid to any person for influencing or

attempting to influence an officer or

employee of any agency, a Member of

Congress, an officer or employee of

Congress, or an employee of a Member

of Congress in connection with this

commitment providing for the United

States to insure or guarantee a loan, the

undersigned shall complete and submit

Standard Form-LLL ‘‘Disclosure Form to

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with

its instructions.

Submission of this statement is a

prerequisite for making or entering into

this transaction imposed by section

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

who fails to file the required statement

shall be subject to a civil penalty of not

less than $10,000 and not more than

$100,000 for each such failure.

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Certification Regarding Environmental

Tobacco Smoke

Public Law 103–227, Part C—

Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also

known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994

(Act), requires that smoking not be

permitted in any portion of any indoor

facility owned or leased or contracted

for by an entity and used routinely or

regularly for the provision of health, day

care, education, or library services to

children under the age of 18, if the

services are funded by Federal programs

either directly or through State or local

governments, by Federal grant, contract,

loan, or loan guarantee. The law does

not apply to children’s services

provided in private residences, facilities

funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid

funds, and portions of facilities used for

inpatient drug or alcohol treatment.

Failure to comply with the provisions of

the law may result in the imposition of

a civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000

per day and/or the imposition of an

administrative compliance order on the

responsible entity.

By signing and submitting this

application the applicant/grantee

certifies that it will comply with the

requirements of the Act. The applicant/

grantee further agrees that it will require

the language of this certification be

included in any subawards which

contain provisions for children’s

services and that all subgrantees shall

certify accordingly.

OMB State Single Point of Contact Listing

Arizona

Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800

N. Central Avenue, Fourteenth Floor,

Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone (602)

280–1315, FAX: (602) 280–1305

Arkansas

Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State

Clearinghouse, Office of Intergovernmental

Services, Department of Finance and

Administration, 1515 W. 7th St., Room

412, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203,

Telephone: (501) 682–1074, FAX: (501)

682–5206

Alabama

Jon C. Strickland, Alabama Department of

Economic and Community Affairs,

Planning and Economic Development

Division, 401 Adams Avenue,

Montgomery, Alabama 36103–5690,

Telephone: (205) 242–5483, Fax: (205)

242–5515

California

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning &

Research, 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121,

Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone

(916) 323–7480, FAX (916) 323–3018

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact

Executive Department, Thomas Collins

Building, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, Delaware

19903, Telephone: (302) 739–3326, FAX:

(302) 739–5661

District of Columbia

Charles Nichols, State Single Point of

Contact, Office of Grants Mgmt. & Dev., 717

14th Street, N.W.—Suite 500, Washington,

D.C. 20005, Telephone: (202) 727–6554,

FAX: (202) 727–1617

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of

Community Affairs, 2740 Centerview

Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2100,

Telephone: (904) 922–5438, FAX: (904)

487–2899

Georgia

Tom L. Reid, III, Administrator, Georgia State

Clearinghouse, 254 Washington Street,

S.W.—Room 401J, Atlanta, Georgia 30334,

Telephone: (404) 656–3855 or (404) 656–

3829, FAX: (404) 656–7938

Illinois

Barbara Beard, State Single Point of Contact,

Department of Commerce and Community

Affairs, 620 East Adams, Springfield,

Illinois 62701, Telephone: (217) 782–1671,

FAX: (217) 534–1627

Indiana

Amy Brewer, State Budget Agency, 212 State

House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204,

Telephone: (317) 232–5619, FAX: (317)

233–3323

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division for Community

Assistance, Iowa Department of Economic

Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des

Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone: (515)

242–4719, FAX: (515) 242–4859

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor,

Department of Local Government, 1024

Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky

40601–8204, Telephone: (502) 573–2382,

FAX: (502) 573–2512

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State

House Station #38, Augusta, Maine 04333,

Telephone: (207) 287–3261, FAX: (207)

287–6489

Maryland

William G. Carroll, Manager, State

Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental

Assistance, Maryland Office of Planning,

301 W. Preston Street—Room 1104,

Baltimore, Maryland 21201–2365, Staff

Contact: Linda Janey, Telephone: (410)

225–4490, FAX: (410) 225–4480

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of

Governments, 1900 Edison Plaza, 660 Plaza

Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone:

(313) 961–4266

Mississippi

Cathy Malette, Clearinghouse Officer,

Department of Finance and

Administration, 455 North Lamar Street,

Jackson, Mississippi 39202–3087,

Telephone: (601) 359–6762, FAX: (601)

359–6764

Missouri

Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse,

Office of Administration, P.O. Box 809,

Room 760, Truman Building, Jefferson

City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (314)

751–4834, FAX: (314) 751–7819

Nevada

Department of Administration, State

Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, Carson

City, Nevada 89710, Telephone: (702) 687–

4065, FAX: (702) 687–3983

New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire

Office of State Planning, Attn:

Intergovernmental Review Process, Mike

Blake, 21⁄2 Beacon Street, Concord, New

Hampshire 03301, Telephone: (603) 271–

2155, FAX: (603) 271–1728

New Jersey

Gregory W. Adkins, Assistant Commissioner,

New Jersey Department of Community

Affairs

Please direct all correspondence and

questions about intergovernmental review

to: Andrew J. Jaskolka, State Review

Process, Intergovernmental Review Unit

CN 800, Room 813A, Trenton, New Jersey

08625–0800, Telephone: (609) 292–9025,

FAX: (609) 633–2132

New Mexico

Robert Peters, State Budget Division, Room

190 Bataan Memorial Building, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827–

3640

New York

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of

the Budget, State Capitol, Albany, New

York 12224, Telephone: (518) 474–1605

North Carolina

Chrys Baggett, Director, N.C. State

Clearinghouse, Office of the Secretary of

Admin., 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh,

North Carolina 27603–8003, Telephone:

(919) 733–7232, FAX: (919) 733–9571

North Dakota

North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office

of Intergovernmental Assistance, 600 East

Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58505–0170, Telephone: (701) 224–

2094, FAX: (701) 224–2308

Ohio

Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact,

State Clearinghouse, Office of Budget and

Management, 30 East Broad Street, 34th

Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266–0411

Please direct correspondence and questions

about intergovernmental review to: Linda

Wise, Telephone: (614) 466–0698, FAX:

(614) 466–5400

Rhode Island

Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director,

Department of Administration/Division of

Planning, One Capitol Hill, 4th Floor,

Providence, Rhode Island 02908–5870,
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Telephone: (401) 277–2656, FAX: (401)

277–2083

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, FAX: (803)

734–0385

Texas

Tom Adams, Governor’s Office, Director,

Intergovernmental Coordination, P.O. Box

12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone:

(512) 463–1771, FAX: (512) 463–1880

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse,

Office of Planning and Budget, Room 116,

State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114,

Telephone: (801) 538–1535, FAX: (801)

538–1547

Vermont

Nancy McAvoy, State Single Point of

Contact, Pavilion Office Building, 109 State

Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05609,

Telephone: (802) 828–3326, FAX: (802)

828–3339

West Virginia

Fred Cutlip, Director, Community

Development Division, W. Virginia

Development Office, Building #6, Room

553, Charleston, West Virginia 25305,

Telephone: (304) 558–4010, FAX: (304)

558–3248

Wisconsin

Martha Kerner, Section Chief, State/Federal

Relations, Wisconsin Department of

Administration, 101 East Wilson Street—

6th Floor, P.O. Box 7868, Madison,

Wisconsin 53707, Telephone: (608) 266–

2125, FAX: (608) 267–6931

Wyoming

Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact,

Herschler Building 4th Floor, East Wing,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, Telephone:

(307) 777–7574, FAX: (307) 638–8967

Territories

Guam

Mr. Giovanni T. Sgambelluri, Director,

Bureau of Budget and Management

Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box

2950, Agana, Guam 96910, Telephone:

011–671–472–2285, FAX: 011–671–472–

2825

Puerto Rico

Norma Burgos/Jose E. Caro, Chairwoman/

Director, Puerto Rico Planning Board,

Federal Proposals Review Office, Minillas

Government Center, P.O. Box 4119, San

Juan, Puerto Rico 00940–1119, Telephone:

(809) 727–4444, (809) 723–6190, FAX:

(809) 724–3270, (809) 724–3103

North Mariana Islands

State Single Point of Contact, Planning and

Budget Office, Office of the Governor,

Saipan, CM, Northern Mariana Islands

96950

Virgin Islands

Jose George, Director, Office of Management

and Budget, #41 Norregade Emancipation

Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint

Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802

Please direct all questions and

correspondence about, intergovernmental

review to: Linda Clarke, Telephone: (809)

774–0750, FAX: (809) 776–0069

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–3917–N–74]

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Community Planning and

Development; Notice of Proposed

Information Collection for Public

Comment, OMB Approval No. 2506–

0020

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject information collection.

DATES: Comments due: August 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control Number and should be sent to:

Reports Liaison Officer, Sheila E. Jones,

Department of Housing & Urban

Development, 451— 7th Street, SW,

Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Clifton Barnhill, telephone number

(202) 708–1322 (this is not a toll-free

number) for copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of HUD,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (3) Enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) Minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, such as

using appropriate automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses. Small

businesses or other small entities are not

impacted by this information collection

request.

This Notice lists the following

information.

Title of Proposal: Application for

CDBG Funds (HUD Form 4124) and

Performance Assessment Report (HUD

Form 4052).

OMB Control Number: 2506–0020.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: Title I of

the Housing and Community

Development Act of 1974 established

the Community Development Block

Grant (CDBG) Program. The Program has

two components—an entitlement

component for metropolitan cities and

urban counties and a nonentitlement

component for small communities and

rural areas. The Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1981 gave states

the opportunity to assume

administration of the nonentitlement

component. Currently, 49 states

(including Puerto Rico) administer the

nonentitlement, or State CDBG Program.

Only two states, New York and Hawaii,

have not elected to assume

administrative responsibility for the

program. HUD is statutorily required to

administer a nonentitlement program

(commonly known as the ‘‘Small Cities

Program’’) in any state which does not

assume administration of the program.

Two forms are used for administration

of the HUD-administrated Small Cities

Program. These forms for which this

information collection extension is

requested are: (1) the application form

for funds; and (2) the annual

Performance Assessment Report (PAR)

submitted annually by the grantees

which enables HUD to track program

progress.

HUD Form 4124 (the application) is

used by units of general local

government (jurisdictions) in New York

to apply for funds and by HUD to rate

and rank proposed projects for funding.

In the New York Small Cities Program,

the program is operated on a

competitive basis and the application

form is essential for the rating and

ranking process to take place. The lack

of an approved application form would