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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Community Services

[PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT NO. OCS–

96–03]

Request for Applications Under the

Office of Community Services’ Fiscal

Year 1996 Job Opportunities for LowIncome Individuals Program

(Demonstration Projects)

AGENCY: Administration for Children

and Families (ACF), DHHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of

funds and request for applications

under the Office of Community

Services’ FY 1996 Job Opportunities for

Low-Income Individual (JOLI) Program

(Demonstration Projects).

SUMMARY: The Administration for

Children and Families (ACF), Office of

Community Services (OCS), announces

that, based on availability of funds,

competing applications will be accepted

for new grants pursuant to the

Secretary’s discretionary authority

under section 505 of the Family Support

Act of 1988, as amended.

CLOSING DATE: The closing date for

receipt of applications is August 2,

1996. (See Part V B. Application

Submission)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Office of Community

Services,Administration for Children

and Families,370 L’Enfant Promenade

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447. Contact:

Nolan Lewis (202) 401–5282; Richard

Saul (202) 401–9341; Michelle Brookens

(202) 401–1466.

This Announcement is 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.

Table of Contents

Part I—Preamble

A. Legislative Authority

B. Definition of Terms

C. Purpose

Part II—Background Information and

Program Requirements

A. Eligible Applicants

B. Project and Budget Periods

C. Availability of Funds and Grant Amounts

D. Mobilization of Resources

E. Program Participants/Beneficiaries

F. Prohibition and Restrictions on the Use of

Funds

G. Multiple Submittals

H. Refunding

I. Sub-Contracting or Delegating Projects

J. Maintenance of Effort

Part III—Application Requirements and

Priority Areas

A. Program Focus

B. Creation of Jobs and Employment

Opportunities

C. Cooperative Partnership Agreement with

State IV–A Agency (JOBS Program)

D. Third-Party Project Evaluation

E. Economic Development Strategy

F. Training and Support for Micro-Business

Development

G. Training for JOBS Eligible Participants

H. Technical Assistance to Employers

I. Applicant Experience and Cost per Job

J. Loan Funds

K. Dissemination of Project Results

L. General Projects 1.0 and Community

Development Corporations Set-aside 2.0

Part IV—Application Elements and Review

Criteria

Program Elements and Criteria for Review

and Assessment of Applications in Priority

Areas 1.0 and 2.0

Part V—Application Procedures and

Selection Process

A. Availability of Forms

B. Application Submission

C. Intergovernmental Review

D. Application Consideration

E. Criteria for Screening Applications

Part VI—Instructions For Completing

Application Forms

A. SF–424—‘‘Application for Federal

Assistance’’

B. SF–424A—‘‘Budget Information-NonConstruction Programs’’

C. SF–424B— ‘‘Assurances-NonConstruction’’

Part VII—Contents of Application and

Receipt Process

A. Contents and Order of Application

B. Acknowledgement of Receipt

Part VIII—Post Award Information and

Reporting Requirements

A. Notification of Grant Award

B. Attendance at Evaluation Workshops

C. Reporting Requirements

D. Audit Requirements

E. Prohibitions and Requirements with

Regard to Lobbying

F. Applicable Federal Regulations

Part I—Preamble

A. Legislative Authority

The Senate Committee on

Appropriations, in Senate Report No.

104–236, 104th Congress, 2nd Session,

to accompany S. 1594, consolidates

funding for job creation demonstration

activities authorized under section 505

of the Family Support Act of 1988, Pub.

L. 100–485, as amended, with the

Community Economic Development

Program in the Office of Community

Services. Section 505 of the Family

Support Act of 1988 authorizes the

Secretary of HHS to enter into

agreements with not less than 5 nor

more than 10 non-profit organizations

(including community development

corporations) for the purpose of

conducting demonstration projects to

create employment and business

opportunities for certain low-income

individuals. The Social Security Act

Amendments of 1994, Public Law 103–

432, reauthorized Section 505 of the

Family Support Act of 1988 through

Fiscal Year 1996, and amended

subsection (e) so as to change the project

period from three to six years. (See Part

II, below.)

B. Definition of Terms

For purposes of this Program

Announcement the following

definitions apply:

—Budget Period: The interval of time

into which a multi-year period of

assistance (project period) is divided

for budgetary and funding purposes.

—Community-Level Data: Key

information to be collected by each

grantee that will allow for a nationallevel analysis of common features of

JOLI projects. This includes data on

the population of the target area,

including the percentage on AFDC

and other public assistance, and the

percentage whose incomes fall below

the poverty line; the unemployment

rate; the number of new business

starts and business closings; and a

description of the major employers

and average wage rates and

employment opportunities with those

employers.

—Community Development

Corporation: A private, locally

initiated, nonprofit entity, governed

by a board consisting of residents of

the community and business, civic

leaders, and/or public officials which

has a record of implementing

economic development projects or

whose Articles of Incorporation and/

or By-Laws indicate that it has a focus

in the area of economic development.

—Hypothesis: An assumption made in

order to test its validity. It should

assert a cause-and-effect relationship

between a program intervention and

its expected result. Both the

intervention and result must be

measured in order to confirm the

hypothesis. For example, the

following is a hypothesis: ‘‘Eighty

hours of classroom training in small

business planning will be sufficient

for participants to prepare a

successful loan application.’’ In this

example, data would be obtained on

the number of hours of training

actually received by participants (the

intervention), and the quality of loan

applications (the result), to determine

the validity of the hypothesis (that
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eighty hours of training is sufficient to

produce the result).

—Intervention: Any planned activity

within a project that is intended to

produce changes in the target

population and/or the environment

and that can be formally evaluated.

For example, assistance in the

preparation of a business plan and

loan package are planned

interventions.

—Job Creation: To bring about, by

activities and services funded under

this program, new jobs, that is, jobs

that were not in existence before the

start of the project. These activities

can include self-employment/microenterprise training, the development

of new business ventures or the

expansion of existing businesses.

—Non-profit Organization: Any

organization (including a community

development corporation) exempt

from taxation under section 501(a) of

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by

reason of paragraph (3) or (4) of

section 501(c) of such code.

—Outcome Evaluation: An assessment

of project results as measured by

collected data which define the net

effects of the interventions applied in

the project. An outcome evaluation

will produce and interpret findings

related to whether the interventions

produced desirable changes and their

potential for replicability. It should

answer the question, Did this program

work?

—Private employers: Third-party private

non-profit organizations or third-party

for-profit businesses operating or

proposing to operate in the same

community as the applicant and

which are proposed or potential

employers of project participants.

—Process Evaluation: The ongoing

examination of the implementation of

a program. It focuses on the

effectiveness and efficiency of the

program’s activities and interventions

(for example, methods of recruiting

participants, quality of training

activities, or usefulness of follow-up

procedures). It should answer

questions such as: Who is receiving

what services?, and are the services

being delivered as planned? It is also

known as formative evaluation

because it gathers information that

can be used as a management tool to

improve the way a program operates

while the program is in progress. It

should also identify problems that

occurred and how they were dealt

with and recommend improved

means of future implementation. It

should answer the question: ‘‘How

was the program carried out?’’ In

concert with the outcome evaluation,

it should also help explain, ‘‘Why did

this program work/not work?’’

—Program Participant/Beneficiary: Any

individual eligible to receive Aid to

Families with Dependent Children

under Part A of Title IV of the Social

Security Act and any other individual

whose income level does not exceed

100 percent of the official poverty line

as found in the most recent Annual

Revision of Poverty Income

Guidelines published by the

Department of Health and Human

Services. (See Attachment A.)

—Project Period: The total time a project

is approved for support, including

any extensions.

—Self-Sufficiency: A condition where

an individual or family, by reason of

employment, does not need and is not

eligible for public assistance.

C. Purpose

The purpose of this program is to

demonstrate and evaluate ways of

creating new employment and business

opportunities for certain low-income

individuals through the provision of

technical and financial assistance to

private employers in the community,

self-employment/micro-enterprise

programs and/or new business

development programs. A low-income

individual eligible to participate in a

project conducted under this program is

any individual eligible to receive Aid to

Families with Dependent Children

(AFDC) under Part A of Title IV of the

Social Security Act or any other

individual whose income level does not

exceed 100 percent of the official

poverty line. (See Attachment A.)

Within these categories, emphasis

should be on individuals who are

receiving AFDC or its equivalent under

State auspices; those who are

unemployed; those residing in public

housing or receiving housing assistance;

and those who are homeless.

Part II—Background Information and

Program Requirements

A. Eligible Applicants

Organizations eligible to apply for

funding under this program are any

non-profit organizations (including

community development corporations)

that are exempt from taxation under

Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 by reason of paragraph (3)

or (4) of section 501(c) of such Code.

Applicants must provide documentation

of their tax exempt status. The applicant

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. Failure to

provide evidence of Section 501(c) (3) or

(4) tax exempt status will result in

rejection of the application.

B. Project and Budget Periods

As noted above, the Social Security

Act Amendments of 1994 which

reauthorized the JOLI program also

lengthened the project duration from a

3-year period to a 6-year period. The six

year project period applies only to grant

awards made in Fiscal Year 1995 and

thereafter. However, as in Fiscal Year

1995, grants made pursuant to this

announcement will be for ‘‘budget

periods of three years’’, covering the

basic work program. This initial 36-

month budget period will be considered

the Operational Phase of the project,

during which the Work Plan described

in this announcement is to be carried

out. The second 36 months, or three

years, of the Project Period is to be

considered a period of tracking workers

in the newly created jobs, of providing

them, as needed, with modest support

and assistance, and of continuing

Project Evaluation. Applications for

continuation grants funded under these

awards beyond the 36-month budget

period but within the six (6) year project

period will be entertained in subsequent

years on a non-competitive basis.

Continuation grants will be for a modest

amount commensurate with the reduced

level of effort, and subject to: (1) The

availability of funds, (2) satisfactory

progress of the grantee, and (3)

determination by OCS that this would

be in the best interest of the

government.

C. Availability of Funds and Grant

Amounts

Approximately $5,000,000 is available

in FY 1996 for new grants pursuant to

this Announcement. The Office of

Community Services expects to award

no less than 5 and no more than 10

grants to selected organizations by

September 30, 1996. Grants will be for

a maximum of $500,000 each for the

first 36-month budget period.

D. Mobilization of Resources

OCS will give favorable consideration

in the review process to applicants who

mobilize cash and/or third-party in-kind

contributions for direct use in the

project. (See Part IV, Element V.)

E. Program Participants/Beneficiaries

Projects proposed for funding under

this announcement must result in direct

benefits to low-income people as

defined in the most recent Annual

Revision of Poverty Income Guidelines
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published by DHHS and individuals

eligible to receive AFDC under Part A of

Title IV of the Social Security Act.

Attachment A to this announcement

is an excerpt from the guidelines

currently in effect. Annual revisions of

these guidelines are normally published

in the Federal Register in February or

early March of each year. Grantees will

be required to apply the most recent

guidelines throughout the project

period. These revised guidelines also

may be obtained at public libraries,

Congressional offices, or by writing the

Superintendent of Documents, U.S.

Government Printing Office,

Washington, D.C. 20402. They also are

accessible on the OCS Electronic

Bulletin Board for reading and/or

downloading. (See FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION at beginning of this

announcement.)

No other government agency or

privately-defined poverty guidelines are

applicable for the determination of lowincome eligibility for this program.

F. Prohibition and Restrictions on the

Use of Funds

The use of funds for new construction

or the purchase of real property is

prohibited. Costs incurred for

rearrangement and alteration of facilities

required specifically for the grant

program are allowable when specifically

approved by ACF in writing.

If the applicant is proposing a project

which will affect a property listed in, or

eligible for inclusion in the National

Register of Historic Places, it must

identify this property in the narrative

and explain how it has complied with

the provisions of section 106 of the

National Historic Preservation Act of

1966 as amended. If there is any

question as to whether the property is

listed in or eligible for inclusion in the

National Register of Historic Places, the

applicant should consult with the State

Historic Preservation Officer. (See

Attachment D: SF–424B, Item 13 for

additional guidelines.) The applicant

should contact OCS early in the

development of its application for

instructions regarding compliance with

the Act and data required to be

submitted to the Department of Health

and Human Services. Failure to comply

with the cited Act will result in the

application being ineligible for funding

consideration.

G. Multiple Submittals

Due to the limited number of grants

that will be made under this program,

only one proposal from an eligible

applicant will be funded by OCS from

FY 1996 JOLI funds pursuant to this

announcement (Program areas 1.0 and

2.0).

H. Re-funding

OCS will not re-fund a previously

funded grantee to conduct the same

demonstration in the same target area.

I. Sub-Contracting or Delegating Projects

An applicant will not be funded

where the proposal is for a grantee to act

as a straw-party, that is, to act as a mere

conduit of funds to a third party without

performing a substantive role itself. This

prohibition does not bar subcontracting

or subgranting for specific services or

activities needed to conduct the project.

J. Maintenance of Effort

The application must include an

assurance that activities funded under

this program announcement are in

addition to, and not in substitution for,

activities previously carried out without

Federal assistance.

Part III—Application Requirements

and Priority Areas

A. Program Focus

The Congressional Conference Report

on the FY 1992 appropriations for the

Department of Labor, Health and

Human Services, and Education and

related agencies directed the ACF to

require economic development

strategies as part of the application

process to ensure that highly qualified

organizations participate in the

demonstration [H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 282,

102d Cong., 1st Sess. 39 (1991)].

Priority will be given to applications

proposing to serve those areas

containing the highest percentage of

individuals receiving Aid to Families

with Dependent Children (AFDC) under

Title IV–A of the Social Security Act.

While projected employment in future

years may be included in the

application, it is essential that the focus

of the project concentrate on the

creation of new full-time, permanent

jobs and/or new business development

opportunities for AFDC recipients and

other low-income individuals during

the duration of the grant project period.

OCS is particularly interested in

receiving proposals in two areas:

1. Local Initiative. In the spirit of

‘‘local initiative’’ OCS looks forward to

innovative proposals that grow out of

the experience and creativity of

applicants and the needs of their

clientele and communities.

Applicants should include strategies

which seek to integrate projects

financed and jobs created under this

program into a larger effort of broad

community revitalization which will

promote job and business opportunities

for eligible program participants and

impact the overall economic

environment.

OCS will only fund projects that

create new employment and/or business

opportunities for eligible program

participants. That is, new full-time

permanent jobs through the expansion

of a pre-identified business or new

business development, or by providing

opportunities for self-employment. In

addition, projects should enhance the

participants’ abilities and skills and

thus contribute to their progress toward

self-sufficiency.

2. Some Suggested Areas That Can

Provide Jobs and Careers for AFDC

Recipients In Response to Welfare

Reform. With national Welfare Reform

on the horizon, and many States already

implementing ‘‘welfare-to-work’’

programs, the need for well-paying jobs

with career potential for AFDC

recipients becomes ever more pressing.

In this context, the role of JOLI as a

vehicle for exploring new and

promising areas of employment

opportunity for the poor is more

important than ever.

Within the JOLI Program framework

of job creation through new or

expanding businesses or selfemployment, OCS would welcome

proposals offering business or career

opportunities to eligible participants in

a variety of fields. For instance, these

might include Day Care, which is not

only an opportunity for employment,

but when not available can be a serious

barrier to employment for AFDC

recipients; Environmental Justice

initiatives involving activities such as

toxic waste clean-up, water quality

management, or Brownfields

remediation; health-related jobs such as

Home Health Aides or medical support

services; and non-traditional jobs for

women and minorities.

For example, as in FY 1995, OCS is

again interested in funding projects

which seek to create non-traditional

employment opportunities for women

and minorities in highway construction

and maintenance, an industry in which

a serious worker shortage is expected in

many parts of the country. As noted

below, OCS has determined that these

non-traditional employment

opportunities in highway construction

meet the job creation requirements of

the JOLI program.

Approximately $20 billion a year goes

to States for highway construction and

repair, creating over 270,000 jobs with

State Highway Agencies and more than

500,000 jobs with contractors. The

Office of Civil Rights of the Federal

Highway Administration (FHWA), in

conjunction with the Department of
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Labor and the Women’s Bureau, is

seeking ways to increase participation

by minorities and women in this

growing labor market, and is prepared to

assist applicants in contacting

appropriate State transportation officials

to explore establishing agreements with

State and local officials, Labor Unions,

and Contracting Associations.

Applicants seeking further information

about the efforts being undertaken by

the FHWA, such as its training efforts

and the OJT supportive services

program, should contact the appropriate

FHWA Regional Civil Rights Director.

(See Attachment M.)

B. Creation of Jobs and Employment

Opportunities

The requirement for creation of new,

full-time permanent employment

opportunities (jobs) applies to all

applications. OCS has determined that

creation of non-traditional job

opportunities for women and minorities

in highway construction and

maintenance meets the requirements of

the JOLI legislation for the creation of

new employment opportunities. OCS

continues to solicit other JOLI

applications to propose the creation of

jobs through the expansion of existing

businesses, the development of new

businesses, or the creation of

employment opportunities through selfemployment/microenterprise

development.

Proposed projects must show that the

jobs and/or business/self employment

opportunities to be created under this

program will contribute to achieving

self-sufficiency among the target

population. The employment

opportunities should provide hourly

wages that exceed the minimum wage

and also provide benefits such as health

insurance, child care, and career

development opportunities.

C. Cooperative Partnership Agreement

with State IV–A Agency (JOBS Program)

A formal, cooperative relationship

between the applicant and the agency

responsible for administering the Job

Opportunities and Basic Skills Training

(JOBS) program (as provided for under

title IV–A of the Social Security Act) in

the area served by the project is a

requirement for funding. The

application must include a signed,

written agreement between the

applicant and the local State IV–A

(public welfare) agency administering

the JOBS program, or a letter of

commitment to such an agreement

within 6 months of a grant award

(contingent only on receipt of OCS

funds). The agreement must describe the

cooperative relationship, including

specific activities and/or actions each of

these entities propose to carry out over

the course of the grant period in support

of the project.

The agreement, at a minimum, must

cover activities that will be provided to

the target population and which are

related to one or more of the mandatory

or optional components offered by the

appropriate State’s JOBS program. The

mandatory activities offered by the

States’ JOBS programs consist of the

following components and services:

Basic educational activities (below

secondary level i.e. H.S., GED, ESL; job

skills training; job readiness activities;

job development and job placement;

childcare; and other supportive services

(45 CFR 250.44 and 255.0). The optional

services offered by the States’ JOBS

programs must include two (2) of the

following components of group and

individual job search assistance: on-thejob-training experience; work

supplementation; or community work

experience (45 CFR 250.45). (See

Attachment I for a list of the State IV–

A agencies.)

D. Third-Party Project Evaluation

Proposals must include provision for

an independent, methodologically

sound evaluation of the effectiveness of

the activities carried out with the grant

and their efficacy in creating new jobs

and business opportunities. There must

be a well defined Process Evaluation,

and an Outcome Evaluation whose

design will permit tracking of project

participants throughout the second 36

months of the project. The evaluation

must be conducted by an independent

evaluator, i.e., a person with recognized

evaluation skills who is organizationally

distinct from, and not under the control

of, the applicant. It is important that

each successful applicant have a thirdparty evaluator selected, and performing

at the very latest by the time the work

program of the project is begun, and if

possible before that time so that he or

she can participate in the final design of

the program, in order to assure that data

necessary for the evaluation will be

collected and available.

E. Economic Development Strategy

As noted above, the Congress, in the

Conference Report on the FY 1992

appropriation, directed ACF to require

economic development strategies as part

of the application process for JOLI to

ensure that highly qualified

organizations participate in the

demonstration. Accordingly, applicants

must include in their proposal an

explanation of how the proposed project

is integrated with and supports a larger

economic development strategy within

the target community. Where

appropriate, applicants should

document how they were involved in

the preparation and planned

implementation of a comprehensive

community-based strategic plan, such as

that required for applying for

Empowerment Zones/Enterprise

Community (EZ/EC) status, to achieve

both economic and human development

in an integrated manner, and how the

proposed project supports the goals of

that plan. (See Part IV, Sub-Element

III(b).)

F. Training and Support for MicroBusiness Development

In the case of proposals for creating

self-employment micro-business

opportunities for eligible participants,

the applicant must detail how it will

provide training and support services to

potential entrepreneurs. The assistance

to be provided to potential

entrepreneurs must include, at a

minimum: (1) Technical assistance in

basic business planning and

management concepts, (2) assistance in

preparing a business plan and loan

application, and (3) access to business

loans.

G. Training for JOBS Eligible

Participants

Any funds that are used for training

participants who are AFDC recipients

and therefore eligible for JOBS support

must be limited to providing specific

job-related training to those who have

been selected for employment

(expansion of an existing business, new

business venture or non-traditional

employment) and/or self-employment

business opportunities. Where

participants are not receiving AFDC and

are therefore not eligible for JOBS

support, project funds may be used to

provide basic skills training and other

support services.

H. Technical Assistance to Employers

Technical assistance should be

specifically addressed to the needs of

the private employer in creating new

jobs to be filled by eligible individuals

and/or to the individuals themselves in

areas such as job-readiness, literacy and

other basic skills training, job

preparation, self-esteem building, etc.

Financial assistance may be provided to

the private employer as well as to the

individual.

If the technical and/or financial

assistance is to be provided to preidentified businesses that will be

expanded or franchised, written

commitments from the businesses to

create the planned jobs must be

included with the application.
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I. Applicant Experience and Cost-PerJob

In the review process, favorable

consideration will be given to

applicants with a demonstrated record

of achievement in promoting job and

enterprise opportunities for low-income

people. Favorable consideration also

will be given to those applicants who

show the lowest cost-per-job created for

low-income individuals. For this

program, OCS views $15,000 in OCS

funds as the maximum amount for the

creation of a job and, unless there are

extenuating circumstances, will not

fund projects where the cost-per-job in

OCS funds exceeds this amount. Only

those jobs created and filled by lowincome people will be counted in the

cost-per-job formula. (See Part IV, SubElement III(c))

J. Loan Funds

The creation of a revolving loan fund

with funds received under this program

is an allowable activity. However, OCS

encourages the use of funds from other

sources for this purpose. Points will be

awarded in the review process to those

applicants who leverage funds from

other sources. (See Part IV, Element V.)

Loans made to eligible beneficiaries for

business development activities must be

at or below market rate.

(Note: Interest accrued on revolving loan

funds may be used to continue or expand the

activities of the approved project.)

K. Dissemination of Project Results

Applications should include a plan

for disseminating the results of the

project after expiration of the grant

period. Applicants may budget up to

$2,000 for dissemination purposes.

Final Project Reports should include a

description of dissemination activities

with copies of any materials produced.

L. General Projects 1.0 and Community

Development Corporations Set-Aside 2.0

The Office of Community Services

expects to award approximately $5

million by September 30, 1996 for new

grants under this announcement: $4

million for General Projects 1.0, and $1

million set-aside for Community

Development Corporations 2.0. (For

definition of Community Development

Corporation, see Part I, Section B.)

The same purposes, requirements and

prohibitions are applicable to proposals

submitted under both General Projects

1.0. and Community Development

Corporations Set-Aside 2.0.

Applications for the set-aside funds

which are not funded due to the limited

amount of funds available will also be

considered competitively within the

larger pool of eligible applicants.

Part IV—Application Elements and

Review Criteria

Applications which pass the prerating review will be assessed and

scored by reviewers. Each reviewer will

give a numerical score for each

application reviewed. These numerical

scores will be supported by explanatory

statements on a formal rating form

describing major strengths and

weaknesses under each applicable

criterion published in the

announcement.

The in-depth assessment and review

process will use the following criteria

coupled with the specific requirements

described in Part III. Scoring will be

based on a total of 100 points.

The ultimate goals of the projects to

be funded under the JOLI Program are:

(1) To achieve, through project activities

and interventions, the creation of

employment opportunities for AFDC

recipients and other low-income

individuals which can lead to economic

self-sufficiency of members of the

communities served; (2) to evaluate the

effectiveness of these interventions and

of the project design through which they

were implemented; and (3) thus to make

possible the replication of successful

programs. As noted here, OCS intends

to make the awards of all the above

grants on the basis of brief, concise

applications. The elements and format

of these applications, along with the

review criteria that will be used to

evaluate them, will be outlined in this

Part.

In order to simplify the application

preparation and review process, OCS

seeks to keep grant proposals cogent and

brief. Applications with project

narratives (excluding appendices) of

more than 30 letter-sized pages of 12

c.p.i. type or equivalent on a single side

will not be reviewed for funding.

Applicants should prepare and

assemble their project description using

the following outline of required project

elements. They should, furthermore,

build their project concept, plans, and

application description upon the

guidelines set forth for each of the

project elements.

For each of the Project Elements or

Sub-Elements below there is at the end

of the discussion a suggested number of

pages to be devoted to the particular

element or sub-element. These are

suggestions only; but the applicant must

remember that the overall Project

Narrative cannot be longer than 30

pages.

The competitive review of proposals

will be based on the degree to which

applicants:

(1) Incorporate each of the Elements

and Sub-Elements below into their

proposals, so as to:

(2) Describe convincingly a project

that will develop new employment or

business opportunities for AFDC

recipients and other low income

individuals that can lead to a transition

from dependency to economic selfsufficiency; and

(3) Provide for the testing and

evaluation of the project design,

implementation, and outcomes so as to

make possible replication of a

successful program.

Element I: Organizational Experience in

Program Area and Staff Skills,

Resources and Responsibilities

(Total Weight of 0–20 points in

proposal review)

Sub-Element I(a). Agency’s Experience

and Commitment in Program Area

(Weight of 0–10 points in proposal

review)

Applicants should cite their

organization’s capability and relevant

experience in developing and operating

programs which deal with poverty

problems similar to those to be

addressed by the proposed project. They

should also cite the organization’s

experience in collaborative

programming and operations which

involve evaluations and data collection.

Applicants should identify agency

executive leadership in this section and

briefly describe their involvement in the

proposed project and provide assurance

of their commitment to its successful

implementation.

The application should include

documentation which briefly

summarizes two similar projects

undertaken by the applicant agency and

the extent to which the stated and

achieved performance targets, including

permanent benefits to low-income

populations, have been achieved. The

application should note and justify the

priority that this project will have

within the agency including the

facilities and resources that it has

available to carry it out. Applicants

should use no more than 2 pages for this

Sub-Element.

[Note: The maximum number of points

will be given only to those organizations with

a demonstrated record of achievement in

promoting job creation and enterprise

opportunities for low-income people.]

Sub Element I(b). Staff Skills, Resources

and Responsibilities

(Weight of 0–10 points in proposal

review)

The application must identify the two

or three individuals who will have the
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key responsibility for managing the

project, coordinating services and

activities for participants and partners,

and for achieving performance targets.

The focus should be on the

qualifications, experience, capacity and

commitment to the program of the

Executive Officials of the organization

and the key staff persons who will

administer and implement the project.

The person identified as Project Director

should have supervisory experience,

experience in finance and business, and

experience with the target population.

Because this is a demonstration project

within an already-established agency,

OCS expects that the key staff person(s)

would be identified, if not hired.

The application must also include a

resume of the third party evaluator, if

identified or hired; or the minimum

qualifications and a position description

for the third-party evaluator, who must

be a person with recognized evaluation

skills who is organizationally distinct

from, and not under the control of, the

applicant. [See Element IV, Project

Evaluation, below, for fuller discussion

of Evaluator qualifications.]

Actual resumes of key staff and

position descriptions should be

included in an Appendix to the

proposal.

Applicants should use no more than

3 pages for this Sub-Element.

Element II. Project Theory, Design, and

Plan

(Total Weight of 0–30 points in

proposal review)

OCS seeks to learn from the

application why and how the project as

proposed is expected to lead to the

creation of new employment

opportunities for low-income

individuals which can lead to

significant improvements in individual

and family self-sufficiency.

Applicants are urged to design and

present their project in terms of a

conceptual cause-effect framework. In

the following paragraphs a framework is

described that suggests a way to present

a project so as to show the logic of the

cause-effect relations between project

activities and project results. Applicants

don’t have to use the exact language

described; but it is important to present

the project in a way that makes clear the

cause-effect relationship between what

the project plans to do and the results

it expects to achieve.

Sub-Element II(a). Description of Target

Population, Analysis of Need, and

Project Assumptions

(Weight of 0–10 points in application

review)

The project design or plan should

begin with identifying the underlying

assumptions about the program. These

are the beliefs on which the proposed

program is built. The assumptions about

the needs of the population to be served;

about the current services available to

that population, and where and how

they fail to meet their needs; about why

the proposed services or interventions

are appropriate and will meet those

needs; and about the impact the

proposed interventions will have on the

project participants.

In other words, the underlying

assumptions of the program are the

applicant’s analysis of the needs and

problems to be addressed by the project,

and the applicant’s theory of how its

proposed interventions will address

those needs and problems to achieve the

desired result. Thus a strong application

is based upon a clear description of the

needs and problems to be addressed and

a persuasive understanding of the

causes of those problems.

In this sub-element of the proposal

the applicant should precisely identify

the target population to be served. The

geographic area to be impacted should

then be briefly highlighted, selectively

emphasizing the socioeconomic/poverty

and other data that are relevant to the

project design.

The application should include an

analysis of the identified personal

barriers to employment and greater selfsufficiency faced by the population to

be targeted by the project. (These might

include such problems as illiteracy,

substance abuse, family violence, lack of

skills training, health or medical

problems, need for childcare, lack of

suitable clothing or equipment, or poor

self-image.) Application also includes

an analysis of the identified community

systemic barriers which the project will

seek to overcome. These might include

lack of jobs (high unemployment rate);

lack of public transportation; lack of

markets; unavailability of financing,

insurance or bonding; inadequate social

services (employment service, child

care, job training); high incidence of

crime; inadequate health care; or

environmental hazards (such as toxic

dumpsites or leaking underground

tanks). If the jobs to be created by the

proposed project are themselves

designed to fill one or more of the

needs, or remove one or more of the

barriers so identified, this fact should be

highlighted in the discussion.

Applicants should use no more than

3 pages for this Sub-Element.

Sub-Element II(b). Project Strategy and

Design: Interventions, Outcomes, and

Goals

(Weight of 0–10 points in proposal

review)

The work plan must describe the

proposed project activities, or

interventions, and explain how they are

expected to result in outcomes which

will meet the needs of the program

participants and assist them to

overcome the identified personal and

systemic barriers to employment and

self-sufficiency. In other words, what

will the project staff do with the

resources provided to the project and

how will what they do (interventions)

assist in the creation of employment and

business opportunities for program

participants in the face of the needs and

problems that have been identified.

The underlying assumptions

concerning client needs and the theory

of how they can be effectively

addressed, which are discussed above,

lead in the project design to the conduct

of a variety of project activities or

interventions, each of which is assumed

to result in immediate changes, or

outcomes.

The immediate changes lead to

intermediate outcomes; and the

intermediate outcomes lead to the final

project goals.

The applicant should describe the

major activities, or interventions, which

are to be carried out to address the

needs and problems identified in SubElement II(a); and should discuss the

immediate changes, or outcomes, which

are expected to result. These are the

results expected from each service or

intervention immediately after it is

provided. For example, a job readiness

training program might be expected to

result in clients having increased

knowledge of how to apply for a job,

improved grooming for job interviews,

and improved job interview skills; or

business training and training in

bookkeeping and accounting might be

expected to result in project participants

making an informed decision about

whether they were suited for

entrepreneurship.

At the next level are the intermediate

outcomes which result from these

immediate changes. Often an

intermediate project outcome is the

result of several immediate changes

resulting from a number of related

interventions such as training and

counseling. Intermediate outcomes

should be expressed in measurable

changes in knowledge, attitudes,

behavior, or status/condition. In the

above examples, the immediate changes

achieved by the job readiness program,
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coupled with technical assistance to an

employer in the expansion of a business

could be expected to lead to

intermediate outcomes of creation of

new job openings and the participant

applying for a job with the company.

The acquisition of business skills,

coupled with the establishment of a

loan fund, could be expected to result

in the actual decision to go into a

particular business venture or seek the

alternative track of pursuing job

readiness and training.

Finally, the application should

describe how the achievement of these

intermediate outcomes will be expected

to lead to the attainment of the project

goals: employment in newly created

jobs, new careers for women in nontraditional jobs in Highway construction

and maintenance, successful business

ventures, or employment in an

expanded business, depending on the

project design. Applicants must

remember that if the major focus of the

project is to be the development and

start-up of a new business or the

expansion of an existing business, then

a Business Plan which follows the

outline in Attachment L to this

announcement must be submitted as an

Appendix to the Proposal.

Applicants don’t have to use the exact

terminology described above, but it is

important to describe the project in a

way that makes clear the expected

cause-and-effect relationship between

what the project plans to do—the

activities or interventions, the changes

that are expected to result, and how

those changes will lead to achievement

of the project goals of new employment

opportunities and greater selfsufficiency. The competitive review of

this Sub-Element will be based on the

extent to which the application makes a

convincing case that the activities to be

undertaken will lead to the projected

results.

The Applicant should use no more

than 4 pages for this Sub-Element.

Sub-Element II(c). Work Plan

(Weight of 0–10 points in proposal

review)

Once the project strategy and design

framework are established, the applicant

should present the highlights of a work

plan for the project. The plan should

explicitly tie into the project design

framework and should be feasible, i.e.,

capable of being accomplished with the

resources, staff, and partners available.

The plan should briefly describe the key

project tasks, and show the timelines

and major milestones for their

implementation. Critical issues or

potential problems that might affect the

achievement of project objectives

should be explicitly addressed, with an

explanation of how they would be

overcome, and how the objectives will

be achieved notwithstanding any such

problems. The plan should be presented

in such a way that it can be correlated

with the budget narrative included

earlier in the application.

Applicant may be able to use a simple

Gantt or time line chart to convey the

work plan in minimal space.

The applicant should use no more

than 3 pages for this Sub-Element.

Element III. Significant and Beneficial

Impact

(A total weight of 0–20 points in

proposal review)

Sub-Element III(a). Quality of Jobs/

Business Opportunities

(Weight of 0–10 points in proposal

review)

The proposed project is expected to

produce permanent and measurable

results that will reduce the incidence of

poverty in the community and lead

welfare recipients from welfare

dependency toward economic selfsufficiency. Results are expected to be

quantifiable in terms of: the creation of

permanent, full-time jobs; the

development of business opportunities;

the expansion of existing businesses; or

the creation of non-traditional

employment opportunities in highway

construction and maintenance. In

developing business opportunities and

self-employment for AFDC recipients

and low-income individuals the

applicant proposes, at a minimum, to

provide basic business planning and

management concepts, and assistance in

preparing a business plan and loan

package.

The application should document

that:

—The business opportunities to be

developed for eligible participants

will contribute significantly to their

progress toward self-sufficiency; and/

or

—Jobs to be created for eligible

participants will contribute

significantly to their progress toward

self-sufficiency. For example, they

should provide salaries that exceed

the minimum wage, plus benefits

such as health insurance, child care

and career development

opportunities.

The applicant should use no more

than 3 pages for this Sub-Element.

Sub-Element III(b) Community

Empowerment Consideration

(Weight of 0–5 points in proposal

review)

Special consideration will be given to

applicants who are located in areas

which are characterized by poverty and

other indicators of socio-economic

distress such as a poverty rate of at least

20%, designation as an Empowerment

Zone or Enterprise Community, high

levels of violence, gang activity, crime,

or drug use. (0–3 points)

Applicants should document that

they were involved in the preparation

and planned implementation of a

comprehensive community-based

strategic plan to achieve both economic

and human development in an

integrated manner; and how the

proposed project and the employment

opportunities it will create support the

goal(s) of that plan. (0–2 points)

The applicant should use no more

than 2 pages for this Sub-Element.

Sub-Element III(c). Cost-per-Job

(Weight of 0–5 points in proposal

review)

The application should document that

during the project period the proposed

project will create new, permanent jobs

through business opportunities or nontraditional employment opportunities

for low-income residents at a cost-perjob below $15,000 in OCS funds. The

cost-per-job should be calculated by

dividing the total amount of grant funds

requested (e.g. $420,000) by the number

of jobs to be created (e.g. 60) which

would equal the cost-per-job ($7,000)). If

any other calculations are used, include

the methodology and rationale in this

section. In making calculations of costper-job, only jobs filled by low-income

project participants may be counted.

(See Part III, Section I.)

(Note: Except in those instances where

independent reviewers identify extenuating

circumstances related to business

development activities, the maximum

number of points will be given only to those

applicants proposing cost-per-job created

estimates of $5,000 or less of OCS requested

funds. Higher cost-per-job estimates will

receive correspondingly fewer points.)

The applicant should use no more

than 1 page for this Sub-Element.

Element IV. Project Evaluation

(Weight of 0–15 points in the proposal

review)

Sound evaluations are essential to the

JOLI Program. OCS requires applicants

to include in their applications a well

thought through outline of an evaluation

plan for their project. The outline

should explain how the applicant

proposes to answer the key questions

about how effectively the project is

being/was implemented (the Process

Evaluation) and whether the project

activities, or interventions, achieved the
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expected outcomes and goals of the

project, and what those outcomes were

(the Outcome Evaluation). Together, the

Process and Outcome Evaluations

should answer the question ‘‘why did

this program work/not work?’’.

Applicants are not being asked to

submit a complete and final Evaluation

Plan as part of their proposal; but they

must include:

(1) a well thought through outline of

an evaluation plan which identifies the

principal cause-and-effect relationships

to be tested, and which demonstrates

the applicant’s understanding of the role

and purpose of both Process and

Outcome Evaluations (see previous

paragraph);

(2) the identity and qualifications of

the proposed third-party evaluator, or if

not selected, the qualifications which

will be sought in choosing an evaluator,

which must include successful

experience in evaluating social service

delivery programs, and the planning

and/or evaluation of programs designed

to foster self-sufficiency in low income

populations; and

(3) a commitment to the selection of

a third-party evaluator approved by

OCS, and to completion of a final

evaluation design and plan, in

collaboration with the approved

evaluator and the OCS Evaluation

Technical Assistance Contractor during

the six-month start-up period of the

project, if funded.

Applicants should ensure, above all,

that the evaluation outline presented is

consistent with their project design. A

clear project framework of the type

recommended earlier identifies the key

project assumptions about the target

populations and their needs, and the

hypotheses, or expected cause-effect

relationships to be tested in the project:

that the proposed project activities, or

interventions, will address those needs

in ways that will lead to the

achievement of the project goals of selfsufficiency. It also identifies in advance

the most important process and

outcome measures that will be used to

identify performance success and

expected changes in individual

participants, the grantee organization,

and the community.

For these reasons it is important that

each successful applicant have a thirdparty evaluator selected and performing

at the very latest by the time the work

program of the project is begun, and if

possible before that time so that he or

she can participate in the final design of

the program, and in order to assure that

data necessary for the evaluation will be

collected and available. Plans for

selecting an evaluator should be

included in the application narrative. A

third-party evaluator must have

knowledge about and have experience

in conducting process and outcome

evaluations in the job creation field, and

have a thorough understanding of the

range and complexity of the problems

faced by the target population.

The competitive procurement

regulations (45 CFR Part 74, Sections

74.40–74.48, esp. 74.43) apply to service

contracts such as those for evaluators.

The applicant should use no more

than 3 pages for this proposal Element,

plus the Resume or Position Description

for the evaluator, which should be in an

Appendix.

Element V. Public-Private Partnerships

(Weight of 0–10 points in the proposal

review)

The proposal should briefly describe

the public-private partnerships which

will contribute to the implementation of

the project. Where partners’

contributions to the project are a vital

part of the project design and work

program, the narrative should describe

undertakings of the partners, and a

partnership agreement, specifying the

roles of the partners and making a clear

commitment to the fulfilling of the

partnership role, must be included in an

Appendix to the Proposal. The

application should meet the following

criteria:

—All JOLI applications must include a

signed cooperative partnership

agreement with the State IV–A

Agency, which administers the JOBS

Program, or a letter of commitment to

such an agreement within six months

of a grant award, contingent only on

receipt of OCS funds. This

cooperative partnership agreement

must fully describe the activities and

services to be provided which must

clearly relate to the objectives of the

proposed project. The activities

should include one or more of the

mandatory or optional components of

the State’s JOBS program as described

in Part III, Section C.

—In the case of projects involved in the

creation of non-traditional

employment opportunities in

highway construction and

maintenance, the agreements with the

appropriate partners (e.g., highway

departments, contractors, unions or

businesses) should clearly identify the

undertakings of each partner in terms

of training, support, apprenticeships

and/or career opportunities, and the

like.

—The application should document that

public and/or private sources of cash

and/or third-party in-kind

contributions will be available

through a letter of commitment from

the partner(s). Applications that can

document dollar for dollar

contributions equal to the OCS funds

and demonstrate that the partnership

agreement clearly relates to the

objectives of the proposed project,

will receive the maximum number of

points for this criterion. Lesser

contributions will be given

consideration based upon the value

documented.

—Partners involved in the proposed

project should be responsible for

substantive project activities and

services. Applicants should note that

partnership relationships are not

created via service delivery contracts.

The applicant should use no more

than 4 pages for this proposal Element.

Element VI. Budget Appropriateness

and Reasonableness

(Weight of 0–5 points in proposal

review)

Applicants are required to submit

Federal budget forms with their

proposals to provide basic applicant and

project information (SF 424) and

information about how Federal and

other project funds will be used (424A).

(See Part VI) In addition to and

immediately following the completed

Federal budget forms, applicants must

submit a Budget Narrative, or

explanatory budget information which

should include a detailed budget breakdown for each of the budget categories

in the SF–424A. This Budget Narrative

is not considered a part of the Project

Narrative, and does not count as part of

the thirty pages; but rather is included

in the application following the budget

forms. (Attachment B)

At the same time, applicants may

wish to provide a brief highlight of the

Budget and Budget Narrative at this

point in the Project Narrative.

Funds requested in the budget must

be reasonably commensurate with the

level of effort necessary to accomplish

the goals and objectives of the project,

and the budget narrative should briefly

explain how grant funds will be

expended and show the adequacy of the

Federal funds and any mobilized

resources to accomplish project

purposes. It should also identify and

briefly explain any imbalances between

level of activities undertaken and

project funds expended. The estimated

cost to the government of the project

should be reasonable in relation to the

anticipated results; and include

reasonable administrative costs, if an

indirect cost rate has not been

negotiated with the cognizant Federal

agency.

Resources in addition to OCS grant

funds are encouraged both to augment
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project resources and to strengthen the

basis for continuing partnerships to

benefit the target community. The

amounts of such resources, their

appropriateness to the project design,

and the likelihood that they will

continue beyond the project time frame

will be taken into account in judging the

application.

Applicants should include funds in

the project budget for travel by Project

Directors and Chief Evaluators to attend

two national evaluation workshops in

Washington, DC. (See Part VIII,

Evaluation Workshops.)

Applicant should use no more than 2

pages (in the Project Narrative) for this

Sub-Element.

Part V—Application Procedures and

Selection Process

A. Availability of Forms

Attachment C contains all of the

standard forms necessary for the

application for awards under this OCS

program. These forms may be

photocopied for the application. This

announcement and the attachments to it

contain all of the instructions required

for submittal of applications.

Copies of the Federal Register

containing this announcement are

available at most local libraries and

Congressional District Offices for

reproduction. This announcement is

also accessible on the OCS Electronic

Bulletin Board for downloading through

your computer modem by calling 1–

800–627–8886. If copies are not

available at these sources, you may

write or telephone the office listed at the

beginning of this announcement under

the section entitled FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION.

The applicant must be aware that in

signing and submitting the application

for this award, it is certifying that it will

comply with the Federal requirements

concerning the drug-free workplace and

debarment regulations set forth in

Attachments E and F.

Part IV contains instructions for the

substance and development of the

project narrative. Part VII, Section A

describes the contents and format of the

application as a whole.

B. Application Submission

The closing time and date for receipt

of applications is 4:30 p.m. (Eastern

Time Zone) on August 2, 1996.

Applications received after 4:30 p.m.

will be classified as late.

Deadline: Mailed applications shall be

considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are received on or

before the deadline time and date at the

U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children,

and Families, Office of Program

Support, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L Enfant Promenade, SW.,

Mail Stop 6C–462, Washington, DC

20447; Attention: Application for JOLI

Program. Applicants are responsible for

mailing applications well in advance,

when using all mail services, to ensure

that the applications are received on or

before the deadline time and date.

Applications hand carried 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 Mail Room, 2nd Floor

Loading Dock, Aerospace Center, 901 D

Street, SW., Washington, DC 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.

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.

Extension of deadline: ACF may

extend the deadline for all applicants

because of acts of God such as floods,

hurricanes, etc., or when there is

widespread disruption of the mails.

However, if ACF does not extend the

deadline for all applicants, it may not

waive or extend the deadline for any

applicants.

Applications once submitted are

considered final and no additional

materials will be accepted. One signed

original application and four copies

should be submitted at the time of

initial submission.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1980, Public Law 96–511, the

Department is required to submit to

OMB for review and approval any

reporting and record keeping

requirements in regulations, including

program announcements. This program

announcement does not contain

information collection requirements

beyond those approved for ACF grant

applications under OMB Control

Number 0970–0062.

D. 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

Services Program and Activities.’’ Under

the Order, States may design their own

processes for reviewing and

commenting on proposed Federal

assistance under covered programs.

All States and Territories except

Alabama, Alaska, Colorado,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,

Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota,

Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,

Virginia, Washington, American Samoa

and Palau have elected to participate in

the Executive Order process and have

established Single Points of Contact

(SPOCs). Applicants from these twentyone 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 the program

office can obtain and review SPOC

comments as part of the award process.

It is imperative that the applicant

submit all required materials, if any, to

the SPOC and indicate the date of this

submittal (or the date of contact if no

submittal is required) on the Standard

Form 424, item 16a.

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

sixty (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

differentiate clearly 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., 6th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20447.
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A list of the Single Points of Contact

for each State and Territory is included

as Attachment G to this announcement.

E. Application Consideration

Applications that meet the screening

requirements below will be reviewed

competitively. Such applications will be

referred to reviewers for numerical

scoring and explanatory comments

based solely on responsiveness to the

guidelines and evaluation criteria

published in this announcement.

Applications will be reviewed by

persons outside of the OCS unit. The

results of these reviews will assist the

Director and OCS program staff 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

reviewers. However, highly ranked

applications are not guaranteed funding

since other factors are taken into

consideration, including, but not

limited to, the timely and proper

completion of projects funded with OCS

funds granted in the last five (5) years;

comments of reviewers and government

officials; staff evaluation and input;

geographic distribution of applications;

previous program performance of

applicants; the limitation on project

continuation or refunding (see Part II,

Section H); the number of previous JOLI

grants made to applicant; compliance

with grant terms under previous HHS

grants; audit reports; investigative

reports; and applicant’s progress in

resolving any final audit disallowances

on previous OCS or other Federal

agency grants.

OCS reserves the right to discuss

applications with other Federal or nonFederal funding sources to verify the

applicant’s performance record and the

documents submitted.

F. Criteria for Screening Applicants

All applications that meet the

published deadline requirements as

provided in this program announcement

will be screened for completeness and

conformity with the requirements. Only

complete applications that meet the

requirements listed below will be

reviewed and evaluated competitively.

Other applications will be returned to

the applicants with a notation that they

were unacceptable and will not be

reviewed.

The following requirements must be

met by all applications:

a. The application must contain a

Standard Form 424 ‘‘Application for

Federal Assistance’’ (SF–424), a budget

(SF–424A), and signed ‘‘Assurances’’

(SF 424B) completed according to

instructions published in Part VI and

Attachment C and D, of this Program

Announcement.

b. A project narrative must also

accompany the standard forms. OCS

requires that the narrative portion of the

application be limited to 30 pages,

typewritten on one side of the paper

only with one-inch margins and type

face no smaller than 12 characters per

inch (cpi) or equivalent. The Budget

Narrative, Charts, exhibits, resumes,

position descriptions, letters of support,

Cooperative Agreements, and Business

Plans (where required) are not counted

against this page limit.

It is strongly recommended that

applicants follow the format and

content for the narrative set out in Part

IV.

c. The SF–424 and the SF–424B must

be signed by an official of the

organization applying for the grant who

has authority to obligate the

organization legally.

Applicants must also be aware that

the applicant’s legal name as required

on the SF–424 (Item 5) must match that

listed as corresponding to the Employer

Identification Number (Item 6).

d. Application must contain

documentation of the applicant’s tax

exempt status as required under Part II,

Section A.

Part VI—Instructions for Completing

the SF–424

(Approved by the Office of Management and

Budget under Control Number 0970–0062.)

The standard forms attached to this

announcement shall be used to apply

for funds under this program

announcement.

It is suggested that you reproduce

single-sided copies of the SF–424 and

SF–424A, and type your application on

the copies. Please prepare your

application in accordance with

instructions provided on the forms

(Attachments B and C) as modified by

the OCS specific instructions set forth

below:

A. SF–424—Application for Federal

Assistance

Top of Page. Please enter the single

priority area number under which the

application is being submitted (1.0 or

2.0). An application should be

submitted under only one priority area.

Where the applicant is a previous

Department of Health and Human

Services grantee, enter the Central

Registry System Employee Identification

Number (CRS/EIN) and the Payment

Identifying Number, if one has been

assigned, in the Block entitled Federal

Identifier located at the top right hand

corner of the form (third line from the

top).

Item 1. For the purposes of this

announcement, all projects are

considered Applications; there are no

Pre-Applications.

Item 7. Enter N in the box and specify

non-profit corporation on the line

marked Other.

Item 9. Name of Federal Agency—

Enter HHS–ACF/OCS.

Item 10. The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance number for OCS

programs covered under this

announcement is 93.593. The title is

‘‘Job Opportunities for Low-Income

Program’’.

Item 11. In addition to a brief

descriptive title of the project, indicate

the priority area for which funds are

being requested. Use the following letter

designations:

JO—General Project

JS—Community Development

Corporation Set-Aside

Item 13. Proposed Project—The

ending date should be calculated on the

basis of a 72-month project period.

Item 15a. This amount should be no

greater than $500,000.

Item 15b–e. These items should

reflect both cash and third-party, inkind contributions for the three year

budget period requested.

B. SF–424A—Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs

In completing these sections, the

Federal Funds budget entries will relate

to the requested OCS funds only, and

Non-Federal will include mobilized

funds from all other sources—applicant,

state, local, and other. Federal funds

other than requested OCS funding

should be included in ‘‘Non-Federal’’

entries.

Sections A, B, and C of SF–424A

should reflect budget estimates for the

first three year budget period of the

project.

Section A—Budget Summary

You need only fill in lines 1 and 5

(with the same amounts) Col. (a): Enter

Job Opportunities for Low-Income

Program. Col. (b): Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance number is 93.593.

Col. (c) and (d): not relevant to this

program. Column (e)–(g): enter the

appropriate amounts (column e should

not be more than $500,000.)

Section B—Budget Categories

(Note that the following information

supersedes the instructions provided

with the Form SF–424A in Attachment

C.) Columns (1)–(5): For each of the

relevant Object Class Categories:
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Column 1: Enter the OCS grant funds

for the first year;

Column 2: Enter the OCS grant funds

for the second year;

Column 3: Enter the OCS grant funds

for the third year;

Column 4: Leave blank.

Column 5: Enter the total federal OCS

grant funds for the three year budget

period by Class Categories, showing a

total budget of not more than $500,000.

Note: With regard to Class Categories, only

out-of-town travel should be entered under

Category c. Travel. Local travel costs should

be entered under Category h. Other.

Equipment costing less than $5000 should be

included in Category e. Supplies.

Section C Non-Federal Resources

should be completed in accordance with

the instructions provided.

Sections D, E, and F may be left blank.

A supporting Budget Narrative must

be submitted providing details of

expenditures under each budget

category, and justification of dollar

amounts which relate the proposed

expenditures to the work program and

goals of the project. (See Part IV,

Element VI)

C. SF–424B Assurances—NonConstruction

All applicants must fill out, sign, date

and return the ‘‘Assurances’’ with the

application. (See Attachment D)

Part VII—Contents of Application and

Receipt Process

A. Contents of Application

Each application submission should

include a signed original and four

additional copies of the application.

Each application should include the

following in the order presented:

1. Table of Contents;

2. Completed Standard Form 424

which has been signed by an Official of

the organization applying for the grant

who has authority to obligate the

organization legally;

(Note: The original SF–424 must bear the

original signature of the authorizing

representative of the applicant organization.)

3. Budget Information-NonConstruction Programs (SF–424A);

4. A narrative budget justification for

each object class category required

under Section B, SF–424A;

5. Certifications and Assurance

Required for Non-Construction

Programs, as follows:

Applicants requesting financial

assistance for a non-construction project

must file the Standard Form 424B,

‘‘Assurances: Non-Construction

Programs’’. Applicants must sign and

return the Standard Form 424B with

their applications.

Applicants must provide a

certification concerning Lobbying. Prior

to receiving an award in excess of

$100,000, applicants shall furnish an

executed copy of the lobbying

certification. Applicants must sign and

return the certification with their

application.

Applicants must make the appropriate

certification of their compliance with

the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.

By signing and submitting the

applications, applicants are providing

the certification and need not mail back

the certification with the applications.

Applicants must make the appropriate

certification that they are not presently

debarred, suspended or otherwise

ineligible for award. By signing and

submitting the applications, applicants

are providing the certification and need

not mail back the certification with the

applications.

Copies of the certifications and

assurance are located at the end of this

announcement.

6. Certification Regarding

Environmental Tobacco Smoke—

Signature on the application attests to

the applicants intent to comply with the

requirements of the Pro-Children Act of

1994 (no signature required on form).

7. An Executive Summary—not to

exceed 300 words;

8. A Project Narrative of no more than

30 pages, consisting of the Elements

described in Part IV of this

Announcement set forth in the order

there presented; preceded by a

consecutively numbered Table of

Contents (not to be counted as part of

the 30 pages).

9. Appendices—proof of non-profit

tax-exempt status as outlined in Part II,

Section A; proof that the organization is

a community development corporation,

if applying under the CDC Set-aside;

commitments from officials of

businesses that will be expanded or

franchised, where applicable;

partnership agreement with State IV–A

(JOBS Program) agency; Single Point of

Contact comments, if applicable;

resumes and position descriptions; a

Business Plan, where required; and the

Maintenance of Effort Certification.

The total number of pages for the

narrative portion of the application

package must not exceed 30 pages,

excluding Appendices and Narrative

Table of Contents.

Pages should be numbered

sequentially throughout, including

Appendices, beginning with the SF 424

as Page 1.

The application may also contain

letters that show collaboration or

substantive commitments to the project

by organizations other than the JOBS

agency. Such letters are not part of the

narrative and should be included in the

Appendices. These letters are, therefore,

not counted against the 30 page limit.

B. Application Format

Applications must be uniform in

composition since OCS may find it

necessary to duplicate them for review

purposes. Therefore, applications must

be submitted on white 81⁄2×11 inch

paper only. Applications must not

include colored, oversized or folded

materials. Applications should not

include organizational brochures or

other promotional materials, slides,

films, clips, etc. in the proposal. Such

materials will not be reviewed and will

be discarded if included.

Applications must not be bound or

enclosed in loose-leaf binder notebooks.

Preferably, applications should be twoholed punched at the top center and

fastened separately with a compressor

slide paper fastener, or a binder clip.

Attachment O provides a checklist to

applicants in preparing a complete

application package.

C. Acknowledgement of Receipt

Applicants who meet the initial

screening criteria outlined in Part V,

Section E, 1, will receive within ten

days after the deadline date for

submission of applications an

acknowledgement with an assigned

identification number. Applicants are

requested to supply a self-addressed

mailing label with their application

which can be attached to this

acknowledgement notice. This number

and the program letter code, i.e., JO or

JS, must be referred to in all subsequent

communications with OCS concerning

the application. If an acknowledgement

is not received within three weeks after

the deadline date, please notify ACF by

telephone (202) 401–9234.

Part VIII—Post Award Information and

Reporting Requirements

A. Notification of Grant Award

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 period for which

support is provided, the terms and

conditions of the award, and the total

project period for which support is

contemplated.

B. Attendance at Evaluation Workshops

Project directors and chief evaluators

will be required to attend two national
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evaluation workshops in Washington,

D.C. A three-day program development

and evaluation workshop will be

scheduled shortly after the effective date

of the grant. They also will be required

to attend, as presenters, the final threeday evaluation workshop on utilization

and dissemination to be held at the end

of the project period. Project budgets

must include funds for travel to and

attendance at these workshops. (See Part

IV, Element VI, Budget Appropriateness

and Reasonableness.)

C. Reporting Requirements

Grantees will be required to submit

semi-annual progress and financial

reports (SF 269) as well as a final

progress and financial report within 90

days of the expiration of the grant. An

interim evaluation report, along with a

written policies and procedures manual

based on the findings of the process

evaluation, will be due 30 days after the

first eighteen months, and a final

evaluation report will be due 90 days

after the expiration of the grant. This

final report will cover 36 months of

activities related to project participants.

Reporting requirements for the

remaining 36 months of the project

period will be provided during the

solicitation of applications.

D. Audit Requirements

Grantees are subject to the audit

requirements in 45 CFR Parts 74 (nonprofit organization) and OMB Circular

A–133.

E. Prohibitions and Requirements with

regard to Lobbying

Section 319 of Public Law 101–121,

signed into law on October 23, 1989,

imposes prohibitions and requirements

for disclosure and certification related

to lobbying on recipients of Federal

contracts, grants, cooperative

agreements, and loans. It provides

limited exemptions for Indian tribes and

tribal organizations. Current and

prospective recipients (and their subtier

contractors and/or grantees) are

prohibited from using appropriated

funds 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 submit a declaration

setting forth whether payments to

lobbyists have been or will be made out

of non-appropriated funds and, if so, the

name, address, payment details, and

purpose of any agreements with such

lobbyists whom recipients or their

subtier contractors or subgrantees will

pay with the non-appropriated funds

and (3) to file quarterly up-dates about

the use of lobbyists if an event occurs

that materially affects the accuracy of

the information submitted by way of

declaration and certification. The law

establishes civil penalties for

noncompliance and is effective with

respect to contracts, grants, cooperative

agreements and loans entered into or

made on or after December 23, 1989. See

Attachment F, for certification and

disclosure forms to be submitted with

the applications for this program.

F. Applicable Federal Regulations

Attachment K indicates the

regulations which apply to all

applicants/grantees under the Job

Opportunities for Low-Income

Individuals Program.

Dated: May 24, 1996.

Thornell Page,

Executive Assistant to the Director, Office

of Community Services.

Attachment A

1995 POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES

FOR ALL STATES (EXCEPT ALASKA

AND HAWAII) AND THE DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA

Size of family unit Poverty

guideline

1 ................................................ $7,470

2 ................................................ 10,030

1995 POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES

FOR ALL STATES (EXCEPT ALASKA

AND HAWAII) AND THE DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA—Continued

Size of family unit Poverty

guideline

3 ................................................ 12,590

4 ................................................ 15,150

5 ................................................ 17,710

6 ................................................ 20,270

7 ................................................ 22,830

8 ................................................ 25,390

For family units with more than 8 members,

add $2,580 for each additional member. (The

same increment applies to smaller family sizes

also, as can be seen in the figures above.)

POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES FOR

ALASKA

Size of family unit Poverty

guideline

1 ................................................ $9,340

2 ................................................ 12,540

3 ................................................ 15,740

4 ................................................ 18,940

5 ................................................ 22,140

6 ................................................ 25,340

7 ................................................ 28,540

8 ................................................ 31,740

For family units with more than 8 members,

add $3,200 for each additional member. (The

same increments applies to smaller family

sizes also, as can be seen in the figures

above.)

POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR HAWAII

Size of family unit Poverty

guideline

1 ................................................ $8,610

2 ................................................ 11,550

3 ................................................ 14,490

4 ................................................ 17,430

5 ................................................ 20,370

6 ................................................ 23,310

7 ................................................ 26,250

8 ................................................ 29,190

For family units with more than 8 members,

add $2,940 for each additional member. (The

same increments applies to smaller family

sizes also, as can be seen in the figures

above.)

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Instructions for the SF 424

This is a standard form used by applicants

as a required facesheet for preapplications

and applications submitted for Federal

assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies

to obtain applicant certification that States

which have established a review and

comment procedure in response to Executive

Order 12372 and have selected the program

to be included in their process, have been

given an opportunity to review the

applicant’s submission.

Item and Entry

1. Self-explanatory.

2. Date application submitted to Federal

agency (or State if applicable) & applicant’s

control number (if applicable).

3. State use only (if applicable).

4. If this application is to continue or

revise an existing award, enter present

Federal identifier number. If for a new

project, leave blank.

5. Legal name of applicant, name of

primary organizational unit which will

undertake the assistance activity, complete

address of the applicant, and name and

telephone number of the person to contact on

matters related to this application.

6. Enter Employer Identification Number

(EIN) as assigned by the Internal Revenue

Service.

7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space

provided.

8. Check appropriate box and enter

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

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

—‘‘Continuation’’ means an extension for an

additional funding/budget period for a

project with a projected completion date.

—‘‘Revision’’ means any change in the

Federal Government’s financial obligation

or contingent liability from an existing

obligation.

9. Name of Federal agency from which

assistance is being requested with this

application.

10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number and title of the program

under which assistance is requested.

11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the

project, if more than one program is

involved, you should append an explanation

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

construction or real property projects), attach

a map showing project location. For

preapplications, use a separate sheet to

provide a summary description of this

project.

12. List only the largest political entities

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

13. Self-explanatory.

14. List the applicant’s Congressional

District and any District(s) affected by the

program or project.

15. Amount requested or to be contributed

during the first funding/budget period by

each contributor. Value of in-kind

contributions should be included on

appropriate lines as applicable. If the action

will result in a dollar change to an existing

award, indicate only the amount of the

change. For decreases, enclose the amounts

in parentheses. If both basic and

supplemental amounts are included, show

breakdown on an attached sheet. For

multiple program funding, use totals and

show breakdown using same categories as

item 15.

16. Applicants should contact the State

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Federal

Executive Order 12372 to determine whether

the application is subject to the State

intergovernmental review process.

17. This question applies to the applicant

organization, not the person who signs as the

authorized representative. Categories of debt

include delinquent audit disallowances,

loans and taxes.

18. To be signed by the authorized

representative of the applicant. A copy of the

governing body’s authorization for you to

sign this application as official representative

must be on file in the applicant’s office.

(Certain Federal agencies may require that

this authorization be submitted as part of the

application.)

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Instructions for the SF–424A

General Instructions

This form is designed so that application

can be made for funds from one or more grant

programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to

any existing Federal grantor agency

guidelines which prescribe how and whether

budgeted amounts should be separately

shown for different functions or activities

within the program. For some programs,

grantor agencies may require budgets to be

separately shown by function or activity. For

other programs, grantor agencies may require

a breakdown by function or activity. Sections

A, B, C, and D should include budget

estimates for the whole project except when

applying for assistance which requires

Federal authorization in annual or other

funding period increments. In the latter case,

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

budget for the first budget period (usually a

year) and Section E should present the need

for Federal assistance in the subsequent

budget periods. All applications should

contain a breakdown by the object class

categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary

Lines 1–4, Columns (a) and (b)

For applications pertaining to a single

Federal grant program (Federal Domestic

Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring

a functional or activity breakdown, enter on

Line 1 under Column (a) the catalog program

title and the catalog number in Column (b).

For applications pertaining to a single

program requiring budget amounts by

multiple functions or activities, enter the

name of each activity or function on each

line in Column (a), and enter the catalog

number in Column (b). For applications

pertaining to multiple programs where none

of the programs require a breakdown by

function or activity, enter the catalog

program title on each line in Column (a) and

the respective catalog number on each line in

Column (b).

For applications pertaining to multiple

programs where one or more programs

require a breakdown by function or activity,

prepare a separate sheet for each program

requiring the breakdown. Additional sheets

should be used when one form does not

provide adequate space for all breakdown of

data required. However, when more than one

sheet is used, the first page should provide

the summary totals by programs.

Lines 1–4. Columns (c) through (g.)

For new applications, leave Columns (c)

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

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

the appropriate amounts of funds needed to

support the project for the first funding

period (usually a year).

For continuing grant program applications,

submit these forms before the end of each

funding period as required by the grantor

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

estimated amounts of funds which will

remain unobligated at the end of the grant

funding period only if the Federal grantor

agency instructions provide for this.

Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter

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

needed for the upcoming period. The

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

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

For supplemental grants and changes to

existing grants, do not use Columns (c) and

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

increase or decrease of Federal funds and

enter in Column (f) the amount of the

increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In

Column (g) enter the new total budgeted

amount (Federal and non-Federal) which

includes the total previous authorized

budgeted amounts plus or minus, as

appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns

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

should not equal the sum of amounts in

Columns (e) and (f).

Line 5—Show the totals for all columns

used.

Section B Budget Categories

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

enter the titles of the same programs,

functions, and activities shown on Lines 1–

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

sheets are prepared for Senate 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,

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

applicantions 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.

Attachment D—Assurances—NonConstruction Programs

Note: Certain of these assurances may not

be applicable to your project or program. If

you have questions, please contact the

awarding agency. Further, certain Federal

awarding agencies may require applicants to

certify to additional assurances. If such is the

case, you will be notified.

As the duly authorized representative of

the applicant I certify that the applicant:

1. Has the legal authority to apply for

Federal assistance, and the institutional,

managerial and financial capability

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

proper planning, management and

completion of the project described in this

application.

2. Will give the awarding agency, the

Comptroller General of the United States, and

if appropriate, the State, through any

authorized representative, access to and the

right to examine all records, books, papers,
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or documents related to the award; and will

establish a proper accounting system in

accordance with generally accepted

accounting standards or agency directives.

3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit

employees from using their positions for a

purpose that constitutes or presents the

appearance of personal or organizational

conflict of interest, or personal gain.

4. Will initiate and complete the work

within the applicable time frame after receipt

of approval of the awarding agency.

5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental

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

4763) relating to prescribed standards for

merit systems for programs funded under one

of the nineteen statutes or regulations

specified in Appendix A of OPM’s Standards

for a Merit System of Personnel

Administration (5 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

Alcholism 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. 92–646) which provides 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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Attachment F

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.

Attachment G—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, 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
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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,

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 41119, 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

Attachment H

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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Attachment I—Jobs Program Directory

Alabama

Claire Ealy, Director, Office of Work and

Training Services, Family Assistance, S.

Gordon Persons Building, 50 Ripley Street,

Montgomery, Alabama 36130, (334) 242–

1950, Fax (334) 242–1086

Alaska

Val Horner, JOBS Program Officer, Division

of Public Assistance, Department of Health

and Social Services, P.O. Box 110640,

Juneau, Alaska 99811–0640, (907) 465–

5844, Fax (907) 456–5154

Arizona

Gretchen Evans, Administrator, JOBS/Food

Stamp Employment and Training

Administration, Dept. of Economic

Security, P.O. Box 6123–710A, Phoenix,

Arizona 85005, (602) 542–5954, Fax (602)

542–6310

Arkansas

Debbie Bousquet, Manager, Project

SUCCESS, Department of Human Services,

P.O. Box 1437, Mail Slot 1230, Little Rock,

Arkansas 72203, (501) 682–8264, Fax (501)

682–1469

California

William Jordan, Acting Chief, Employment &

Immigrations Programs Branch,

Department of Social Services, 744 P Street

M/S 6–700, Sacramento, California 95814,

(916) 657–3442, Fax (916) 654–1516

Colorado

Mary Kay Cook, Program Manager, New

Directions/JOBS Coordinator, Department

of Human Services, 1575 Sherman Street,

Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866–2643,

Fax (303) 866–5098

Connecticut

Nancy Wiggett, Program Manager, Planning

Supervisor, Family Support Team,

Department of Social Services, 25

Sigourney Street, Hartford, Connecticut

06106–5033, (860) 424–5329, Fax (860)

424–4966

Delaware

Rebecca Varella, Chief Administrator,

Employment and Training, Division of

Social Services, P.O. Box 906, New Castle,

Delaware 19720, (302) 577–4451, Fax (302)

577–4405

District of Columbia

Garland Hawkins, Acting Administrator,

Bureau of Training and Employment,

Department of Human Services, 33 N Street

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20001, (202) 727–

1293, Fax (202) 727–6589

Florida

Judith Moon, Project Director, Welfare

Reform & Project Independence,

Department of Health and Rehabilitative

Services, 1317 Winewood Boulevard,

Building 45, Room 421, Tallahassee,

Florida 32399–0700, (904) 922–9622, Fax

(904) 488–2589

Georgia

Sylvia Elam, Chief, Employment Services

Unit, Division of Family and Children

Services, Department of Human Resources,

2 Peachtree Street, 14th Floor, Room 318,

Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 657–3737,

Fax (404) 657–3755

Guam

Julia Berg, Administrator, Bureau of

Economic Security, P.O. Box 2816, Agana,

Guam 96910, (011–671) 734–7286

Hawaii

Garry Kemp, Administrator, Self-Sufficiency

& Support Services Division, Department

of Human Services, 1001 Bishop Street,

Suite 900, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, (808)

586–7054, Fax (808) 586–5180

Idaho

Kathy James, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Family

Self Support, Department of Health and

Welfare/FACS, P.O. Box 83720, 450 West

State Street, 7th Floor, Boise, Idaho 83720–

0036, (208) 334–6618, Fax (208) 334–6664

Illinois

Karan Maxson, Administrator, Division of

Planning and Community Services,

Department of Public Aid, 100 S. Grand,

2nd Floor, Springfield, Illinois 62762, (217)

785–3300, Fax (217) 785–0875

Indiana

Jim Martin, Program Manager, IMPACT,

Family Social Service Administration, 402

W. Washington, Room W 363,

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, (317) 232–

2002, Fax (317) 232–4615

Iowa

Doug Howard, Coordinator, Employment and

Training Programs, Department of Human

Services, Fifth Floor, Hoover State Office

Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, (515)

281–8629, Fax (515) 281–7791

Kansas

Phyllis Lewin, Director, Employment

Preparation Services, Department of Social

and Rehabilitation Services, DSOB, 915

SW Harrison, Topeka, Kansas 66612–1500,

(913) 296–3349, Fax (913) 296–0146

Kentucky

Sharon Perry, Staff Assistant, Office for

Families and Children, Department of

Social Insurance, Cabinet for Human

Resources, 275 E. Main Street, Frankfurt,

Kentucky 40621, (502) 564–3703, Fax (502)

564–6907

Louisiana

John Jett, Director, Project Independence,

Department of Social Services, P.O. Box

94065, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804–

9065, (504) 342–2511, Fax (504) 342–2536

Maine

Barbara Van Burgel, ASPIRE Coordinator,

Bureau of Family Independence,

Department of Human Services, Statehouse

Station #11, 32 Winthrop Street, Augusta,

Maine 04333, (207) 287–3309, Fax (207)

287–5096

Maryland

Charlene Gallion, Executive Director, Office

of Project Independence Management,

Department of Human Resources, Room

714, 311 W. Saratoga Street, Baltimore,

Maryland 21201, (410) 767–7119, Fax (410)

333–0832

Massachusetts

Dolores Lewis, Director, Employment

Services Program, Department of

Transitional Assistance, 600 Washington

Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, (617)

348–5931, Fax (617) 727–9153

Michigan

Daniel Cleary, Director, Office of Employ.

Policy Coord., Department of Social

Services, 235 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 504,

P.O. Box 30037, Lansing, Michigan 48909,

(517) 335–0015, Fax (517) 335–6453

Minnesota

Bonnie Becker, Director, Self-Sufficiency

Program, Department of Human Services,

444 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, Minnesota,

55155 (612) 296–2499, Fax (612) 296–1818

Mississippi

Richard Berry, Director, Office of JOBS,

Mississippi Department of Social Services,

750 North State Street, 5th Floor, Jackson,

Mississippi 39202, (601) 359–4854, Fax

(601) 359–4860

Missouri

Denise Cross, Assistant Deputy Director of

Welfare Reform, Income Maintenance,

Division of Family Services, P.O. Box 88,

Jefferson City, Missouri 65103, (573) 751–

3124, Fax (573) 526–4837

Montana

Linda Currie, JOBS Program Specialist, SelfSufficiency Team, Department of Social

and Rehabilitation Services, P.O. Box 4210,

Helena, Montana 59604, (406) 444–4099,

Fax (406) 444–2547

Nebraska

Margaret Hall, Public Assistance

Administrator, Public Assistance Division,

Department of Social Services, 301

Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 95026,

Lincoln, Nebraska 68509, (402) 471–3121,

Fax (402) 471–9455

Nevada

John Alexander, Employment & Training

Coordinator, Nevada State Welfare

Division, Capitol Complex, 2527 North

Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada 89710,

(702) 687–4143, Fax (702) 687–1079

New Hampshire

Arthur Chicaderis, JOBS Administrator,

Employment Support Services, Office of

Economic Services. Division of Human

Services, Department of Health and Human

Services, 6 Hazen Drive, Concord, New

Hampshire 03301–6521, (603) 271–4249,

Fax (603) 271–4637

New Jersey

Karen Highsmith, Acting Director, Division

of Family Development, Department of

Human Services, CN 716, 6 Quakerbridge
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Plaza, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, (609)

588–2411, Fax (609) 588–3391

New Mexico

Marise McFadden, Bureau Chief for Family

Self-Sufficiency, Income Support Division,

Human Services Department, P.O. Box

2348, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87500, (505)

827–7262, Fax (505) 827–7203

New York

Ms. Patricia A. Stevens, Deputy

Commissioner, Department of Social

Services, Division of Temporary

Assistance, 40 North Pearl Street, Albany,

New York 12243, (518) 474–9222, Fax

(518) 474–9347

North Carolina

Pheon Beal, Assoc. Employment Programs

Section, Department of Human Resources,

325 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North

Carolina 27611, (919) 733–2873, Fax (919)

715–5457

North Dakota

Gloria House, JOBS Administrator,

Department of Human Services, 600 E.

Boulevard, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505–

0250, (701) 328–4005, Fax (701) 328–1544

Ohio

Joel Rabb, Director, Bureau of Welfare Reform

and JOBS, Department of Human Services,

State Office Tower, 31st Floor, 30 East

Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43266–0423,

(614) 466–3196, Fax (614) 728–2984

Oklahoma

Raymond Haddock, Division Administrator,

Family Services Division, Department of

Human Services, P.O. Box 25352,

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125, (405)

521–3076, Fax (405) 521–4158

Oregon

Susan Smit, JOBS Services Manager,

Department of Human Resources, Adult

and Family Services, 500 Summer Street,

N.E., Salem, Oregon 97310–1013, (503)

945–6115, Fax (503) 373–7200

Pennsylvania

David Florey, Director, Bureau of

Employment and Training Program,

Department of Public Welfare, P.O. Box

2675, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105,

(717) 787–8613, Fax (717) 787–6765

Puerto Rico

Myrta Monges, JOBS Director, Department of

the Family Administration of Social

Economic Development, Isla Grande,

Building #10, P.O. Box 11398, Santurce,

Puerto Rico 00910, (809) 722–0045, Fax

(809) 722–0275

Rhode Island

Sherry Campanelli, Associate Director,

Community Services, Department of

Human Services, 600 New London

Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island 02920,

(401) 464–2423, Fax (401) 464–1876

South Carolina

Hiram Spain, Director, Business Industrial

Relations, Office of Family Independence,

P.O. Box 1520, Columbia, South Carolina

29202, (803) 737–5916, Fax (803) 734–6093

South Dakota

Julie Osnes, Food Stamps Administrator,

Office of Family Independence,

Department of Social Services, 700

Governors Drive, Pierre, South Dakota

57501, (605) 773–3493, Fax (605) 773–6843

Tennessee

Wanda Moore, Director of Program Services,

Department of Human Services, 12th Floor,

400 Deadericks, Nashville, Tennessee

37248, (615) 313–4866, Fax (615) 741–4165

Texas

Irma Bermea, Deputy Commissioner for

Customer Self Support, DHS, P.O. Box

149030, MC E–309, Austin, Texas 78714–

9030, (512) 450–4140, Fax (512) 438–4318

Utah

Helen Thatcher, Assistant Director, Office of

Family Support, Department of Human

Services, 120 North 200 West, Salt Lake

City, Utah 84145–0500, (801) 538–8231,

Fax (801) 538–4212

Vermont

Steve Gold, Director, REACH-UP Program,

Department of Social Welfare, State Office

Building, 103 South Main Street,

Waterbury, Vermont 05676, (802) 241–

2834

Virgin Islands

Ermin Boshulte, Director, Public Assistance

Programs, Department of Human Services,

Financial Programs Division, Knud Hansen

Complex—Building A, 1303 Hospital

Ground, Charlotte Amalie, V.I. 00802, (809)

774–4673

Virginia

David Olds, Program Manager, Employment

Services, Department of Social Services,

730 E. Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Richmond,

Virginia 23219–1849, (804) 692–1229, Fax

(804) 692–2209

Washington

Liz Dunbar, Director, Division of

Employment & Social Services, Department

of Social and Health Services, P.O. Box

45470, 1009 College Street S.E., Olympia,

Washington 98504–5470, (360) 438–8400,

Fax (360) 438–8258

West Virginia

Sharon Paterno, Director, Office of Family

Support, Department of Health and Human

Resources, Building 6, State Capitol Office

Complex, Charleston, West Virginia 25305,

(304) 558–5203, Fax (304) 558–3240,

Wisconsin

J. Jean Rogers, Administrator, Division of

Economic Support, Department of Health

and Social Services, P.O. Box 7935, 1 West

Wilson Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53707–

7935, (608) 266–3035, Fax (608) 261–6376

Wyoming

Ken Kaz, Welfare Reform Program Manager,

Program and Policy Division, Department

of Family Services, Hathaway Building,

Third Floor, 2300 Capitol Avenue,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002–0490, (307)

777–5841, Fax (307) 777–3693

Attachment J—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 provisions 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, 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.

Attachment K—DHHS Regulations

Applying to All Applicants/Grantees

Under the Job Opportunities for LowIncome Individuals (JOLI) Program

Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

Part 16—Department of Grant Appeals

Process

Part 74—Administration of Grants (grants

and subgrants to entities)

Part 75—Informal Grant Appeal Procedures

Part 76—Debarment and Suspension from

Eligibility for Financial Assistance

Subpart F—Drug Free Workplace

Requirements

Part 80—Non-Discrimination Under

Programs Receiving Federal Assistance

through the Department of Health and

Human Services Effectuation of Title VI

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Part 81—Practice and Procedures for

Hearings Under Part 80 of this Title

Part 83—Regulation for the Administration

and Enforcement of Sections 799A and

845 of the Public Health Service Act

Part 84—Non-discrimination on the Basis of

Handicap in Programs and Activities

Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

Part 85—Enforcement of Non-Discrimination

on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or

Activities Conducted by the Department

of Health and Human Services

Part 86—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of

Sex in Education Programs and

Activities Receiving or Benefiting from

Federal Financial Assistance
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Part 91—Non-discrimination on the Basis of

Age in Health and Human Services

Programs or Activities Receiving Federal

Financial Assistance

Part 92—Uniform Administrative

Requirements for Grants and Cooperative

Agreements to States and Local

Governments (Federal Register, March

11, 1988)

Part 93—New Restrictions on Lobbying

Part 100—Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Programs and Activities

Attachment L—Business Plan

The business plan is one of the major

components that will be evaluated by OCS to

determine the feasibility of a jobs creation

project. A business plan must be included if

the applicant is proposing to establish a new

identified business, or if the applicant will be

providing assistance to a private third-party

employer for the development or expansion

of a pre-identified business.

The following guidelines were written to

cover a variety of possibilities regarding the

requirements of a business plan. Rigid

adherence to them is not possible nor even

desirable for all projects. For example, a

business plan for a service business would

not require discussion of manufacturing nor

product designs. Therefore, the business

plans should be prepared in accordance with

the following guidelines:

1. The business and its industry. This

section should describe the nature and

history of the business and include

background on its industry.

a. The Business: as a legal entity; the

general business category;

b. Description and Discussion of Industry:

Current status and prospects for the industry.

2. Products and Services: This section

deals with the following:

a. Description: Describe in detail the

products or services to be sold;

b. Proprietary Position: Describe

proprietary features, if any, of the product,

e.g. patents, trade secrets; and

c. Potential: Features of the product or

service that may give it an advantage over the

competition.

3. Market Research and Evaluation: This

section should present sufficient information

to show that the product or service has a

substantial market and can achieve sales in

the face of competition;

a. Customers: Describe the actual and

potential purchasers for the product or

service by market segment;

b. Market Size and Trends: State the size

of the current total market for the product or

service offered;

c. Competition: An assessment of the

strengths and weaknesses of competitive

products and services; and,

d. Estimated Market Share and Sales:

Describe the characteristics of the product or

service that will make it competitive in the

current market.

4. Marketing Plan: The marketing plan

must describe what is to be done, how it will

be done and who will do it. The marketing

plan should detail the product, pricing,

distribution, and promotion strategies that

will be used to achieve the estimated market

share and sales projections. The plan should

address the following topics—Overall

Marketing Strategy, Packaging, Service and

Warranty, Pricing, Distribution and

Promotion.

5. Design and Development Plans: This

section of the plan should cover items such

as Development Status, Tasks, Difficulties

and Risks, Product Improvement, New

Products and Costs. If the product, process or

service of the proposed venture requires any

design and development before it is ready to

be placed on the market, the nature and

extent and cost of this work should be fully

discussed.

6. Manufacturing and Operations Plan: A

manufacturing and operations plan should

describe the kind of facilities, plant location,

space, capital equipment and labor force

(part and/or full time and wage structure)

that are required to provide the company’s

product or service.

7. Management Team: This section must

include a description of: the key management

personnel and their primary duties;

compensation and/or ownership; the

organizational structure; Board of Directors;

management assistance and training needs;

and supporting professional services. The

management team is key in starting and

operating a successful business. The

management team should be committed with

a proper balance of technical, managerial and

business skills, and experience in operating

the proposed business.

8. Overall Schedule: This section must

include a month-by-month schedule that

shows the timing of such major events,

activities and accomplishments involving

product development, market planning, sales

programs, and production and operations.

Sufficient detail should be included to show

the correlation between the timing of the

primary tasks required to accomplish each

activity.

9. Critical Risks and Assumptions: This

section should include a description of the

risks and critical assumptions/problems

relating to the industry, the venture, its

personnel, the product’s market appeal, and

the timing and financing of the venture.

Identify and discuss the critical assumptions/

problems to overcome in the Business Plan.

Major problems must clearly identify

problems to be solved to develop the venture.

10. Community Benefits: The applicant

should describe how the proposed project

will contribute to the local economy,

community and human economic

development within the project’s target area.

11. The Financial Plan: The Financial Plan

is basic to the development of a Business

Plan. Its purpose is to indicate the project’s

potential and the timetable for financial selfsufficiency of the business. In developing the

Financial Plan, the following exhibits must

be prepared for the first three years of the

business’ operation:

a. Profit and Loss Forecasts—quarterly for

each year;

b. Cash Flow Projections—quarterly for

each year;

c. Pro forma balance sheets—quarterly for

each year;

d. Initial sources of project funds;

e. Initial uses of project funds; and

f. Any future capital requirements and

sources.

12. Facilities: If rearrangement or alteration

of existing facilities is required to implement

the project, the applicant must describe and

justify such changes and related costs.

Attachment M—Federal Highway

Administration, Regional Civil Rights

Directors

Region One—Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ,

NY, RI, VT, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin

Islands, Mr. Dennis Perrott, Albany, NY,

(518) 431–4224, ext. 247

Region Three—Includes DE, DC, MD, PA,

VA, WV, Ms. Jo Blackstone, Baltimore, MD,

(410) 962–4030

Region Four—Includes AL, FL, GA, KY, MS,

NC, SC, TN, Mr. Charles Stinson, Atlanta,

GA, (404) 347–4791

Region Five—Includes IL, IN, MI, MN, OH,

WI, Mr. Joe Forst, Olympia Fields, IL, (708)

283–3560

Region Six—Includes AR, LA, NM, OK, TX,

Mr. Humberto Martinez, Fort Worth, TX,

(817) 334–3671

Region Seven—Includes IA, KS, MO, NE, Mr.

Glen Smith, Kansas City, MO, (816) 276–

2747

Region Eight—Includes CO, MT, ND, SD, UT,

WY, Ms. Teresa Banks, Lakewood, CO,

(303) 969–6707

Region Nine—Includes AZ, CA, HI, NV,

Guam, and American Samoa, Mr. Harold

Dorell, San Francisco, CA, (415) 744–3114

Region Ten—Includes AK, ID, OR, WA, Mr.

Willie Harris, Portland, OR, (503) 326–

2067

Attachment N—Certification Regarding

Maintenance of Effort

The undersigned certifies that:

(1) activities funded under this program

announcement are in addition to, and not in

substitution for, activities previously carried

on without Federal assistance.

(2) funds or other resources currently

devoted to activities designed to meet the

needs of the poor within a community, area,

or State have not been reduced in order to

provide the required matching contributions.

When legislation for a particular block

grant permits the use of its funds as match,

the applicant must show that it has received

a real increase in its block grant allotment

and must certify that other anti-poverty

programs will not be scaled back to provide

the match required for this project.

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Attachment O—Optional Checklist To

Use in Submitting OCS Grant

Application (for Use of Applicant Only)

Each application submission should

include a signed original and four additional

copies of the application. Each application

should include the following in the order

presented:
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1. Table of Contents;

2. Completed Standard Form 424 which

has been signed by an Official of the

organization applying for the grant who has

authority to obligate the organization legally;

Note: The original SF–424 must bear the

original signature of the authorizing

representative of the applicant organization.

3. Budget Information-Non-Construction

Programs (SF–424A);

4. A narrative budget justification for each

object class category required under Section

B, SF–424A;

5. Filled out, signed, and dated

Assurances-Non-Construction Programs (SF–

424B);

6. An acknowledgement, as set forth in

attachments E and F, that by signing and

submitting this application, the applicant is

certifying that it will comply with the

Federal requirements concerning a drugfree

workplace and debarment regulations (no

signature required on form);

7. Filled out, signed, dated form

(Attachment H) containing restrictions on

Lobbying, Certification for Contracts, Grants,

Loans, and Cooperative Agreements;

8. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, SF–

LLL; Filled out, signed, and dated form found

at Attachment H, if appropriate;

9. Certification Regarding Environmental

Tobacco Smoke—Signature on the

application attests to the applicants intent to

comply with the requirements of the ProChildren Act of 1994 (no signature required

on form).

10. An Executive Summary—not to exceed

300 words;

11. A Project Narrative of no more than 30

pages, consisting of the Elements described

in Part IV of this Announcement set forth in

the order there presented; preceded by a

consecutively numbered Table of Contents

(not to be counted as part of the 30 pages).

12. Appendices—proof of tax-exempt

status as outlined in Part II, Section A; proof

that the organization is a community

development corporation, if applying under

the CDC Set-aside; commitments from

officials of businesses that will be expanded

or franchised, where applicable; partnership

agreement with State IV–A (JOBS Program)

agency; Single Point of Contact comments, if

applicable; resumes and position

descriptions; a Business Plan, where

required; and the Maintenance of Effort

Certification.

The total number of pages for the narrative

portion of the application package must not

exceed 30 pages, excluding Appendices and

Narrative Table of Contents.

Pages should be numbered sequentially

throughout, including Appendices, beginning

with the SF 424 as Page 1.

The application may also contain letters

that show collaboration or substantive

commitments to the project by organizations

other than the JOBS agency. Such letters are

not part of the narrative and should be

included in the Appendices. These letters

are, therefore, not counted against the 30

page limit.

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