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internet/email, following all

instructions in this announcement, and

leaving messages on the contact

person’s voice mail.

Potential applicants may obtain a

copy of ‘‘Healthy People 2000’’ (Full

report; Stock No. 017–001–00474–0) or

‘‘Healthy People 2000’’ (Summary

Report; Stock No. 017–001–00473–1)

referenced in the ‘‘Introduction’’

through the Superintendent of

Documents, Government Printing

Office, Washington DC 20402–9325,

telephone (202) 512–1800.

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 96–13796 Filed 5–31–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/

HS-URP&RS 96–1]

Fiscal Year 1996 Discretionary

Announcement for Head Start/

University Research Projects and Head

Start Research Scholars; Availability of

Funds and Request for Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF,

DHHS.

ACTION: Announcement of the

availability of funds and request for

applications for two priority areas

related to Head Start.

SUMMARY: The Administration for

Children and Families, Administration

on Children Youth and Families

announces the availability of funds to

support research activities in two

research areas, Head Start/University

Partnerships and Head Start Research

Scholars.

DATES: The closing time and date for

receipt of applications is 5:00 p.m.

(Eastern Time Zone) August 2, 1996.

Applications received after 5:00 p.m.

will be classified as late.

ADDRESSES: Mail applications to: Head

Start Discretionary Research Grants

Department of Health and Human

Services ACF/Division of Discretionary

Grants 6th floor, 370 L’Enfant

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

20447 Mail Stop 6c–462 Attn:

Application for Head Start Discretionary

Research: (Head Start/University

Partnerships or Head Start Research

Scholars)

HAND DELIVERED, COURIER OR

OVERNIGHT DELIVERY applications

are accepted during the normal working

hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday

through Friday, on or prior to the

established closing date at: Program

Announcement: ACYF/HS,

Administration for Children and

Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor

Loading Dock, Aerospace Center, 901 D

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

ACYF Operations Center, Technical

Assistance Team (1–800–351–2293), is

available to answer questions regarding

application requirements and to refer

you to the appropriate contact person in

ACYF for programmatic questions.

In order to determine the number of

expert reviewers that will be necessary,

if you are going to submit an

application, you must send a post card

or call with the following information:

the name, address, telephone and fax

number, and e-mail address of the

principal investigator and the name of

the university at least four weeks prior

to the submission deadline date to:

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families, Operations Center, Ellsworth

Associates, Inc., 3030 Clarendon Blvd.,

Suite 240, Arlington, VA 22201, (1–800–

351–2293).

Part I. General Information

A. Table of Contents

This announcement is divided into

four parts, plus appendices:

Part I provides information on the

purpose of the discretionary research

effort and a discussion of issues

particularly relevant to the research

under this announcement.

A. Table of Contents

B. Purpose

C. Background

Part II contains key information on

the statutory authority and each of the

two priority areas such as eligible

applicants, project periods, special

conditions and other information. Each

priority area description is composed of

the following sections:

• Eligible Applicants—This section

specifies the type of organization which

is eligible to apply under the particular

priority area.

• Purpose—This section presents the

basic focus and/or broad goal(s) of the

priority area.

• Background Information—This

section briefly discusses the legislative

background and/or the social context

that supports the need for this particular

priority area.

• Special Conditions—This section

lists any special conditions with which

the applicant must comply in order for

the application to be considered for

review.

• Project Duration—This section

specifies the maximum allowable length

of time for the project period; it refers

to the amount of time for which Federal

funding is available.

• Federal Share of Project Costs—

This section specifies the maximum

amount of Federal support for the

project.

• Matching Requirement—This

section specifies the minimum nonFederal contribution, either through

cash or in-kind match.

• Anticipated Number of Projects to

be Funded—This section specifies the

number of projects that ACYF

anticipates it will fund in the priority

area.

• CFDA—This section identifies the

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA) number and title of the program

under which applications in this

priority area will be funded.

Part III presents the criteria upon

which the proposals will be reviewed

and evaluated.

A. Criteria

B. Review Process

• Part IV contains information for

preparing the fiscal year 1996

application.

A. Availability of Forms

B. Proposal limits

C. Check List for a Complete

Application

D. Due Date

E. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

F. Required Notification of State Single

Point of Contact

Appendix A includes the relevant

forms necessary for completing the

application.

Appendix B lists the Single Points of

Contact for Each State and Territory.

Appendix C list the 53 Early Head

Start programs that do not not have

Early Head Start Local Research

cooperative agreements.

B. Purpose

The purpose of this announcement is

to support research conducted by

universities on behalf of faculty or

doctoral-level graduate students who

form partnerships with Head Start or

Early Head Start programs in their

communities for the purposes of

contributing new knowledge or testing

research applications which will

improve services for low-income young

children and their families. Priority

Area 1.01 Head Start/University

Partnerships supports faculty members

in universities and 1.02 Head Start

Research Scholars supports doctorallevel graduate students.
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C. Background

Part of Head Start’s mission is to serve

as a national laboratory for exploring

new ideas, testing and demonstrating

state-of-the-art techniques, and

disseminating research findings for the

purpose of improving services for lowincome children and their families. In

order to accomplish that mission, Head

Start supports and encourages

partnerships between Head Start

programs (including Early Head Start)

and universities. These partnerships

present new opportunities to learn from

each other, to test practical applications

of theoretical concepts and translate

research into practice.

Past competitions for either Head

Start/University partnership or Head

Start Research Scholars grants have

been limited to Head Start programs that

serve mostly three and four-year old

children. However, in fiscal year 1995

Head Start initiated a new program,

Early Head Start, which serves children

and their families from the prenatal

period to age three. Therefore, new

opportunities are available to conduct

research with this younger age group.

Presently, there are 68 Early Head Start

programs. Of these, 15 are participating

in both the national research study and

local research studies. These 15 sites

will not be available for priority area

1.01 under this announcement.

However, partnerships may be formed

with the other 53 Early Head Start sites

that are presently funded by Head Start

(See Appendix C) or any Head Start

program that serves preschool children.

For the purposes of this announcement,

any further reference to Head Start is

meant to include both Head Start and

Early Head Start.

Major issues for Head Start include

improving the quality of all Head Start

services and gathering recent

information on the long-term effects of

Head Start. Improvement in quality

includes the application of-state-of-theart techniques that have evolved from

advanced theoretical concepts and new

research findings. It also involves the

conduct of new research to ensure that

Head Start services remain at the cutting

edge.

Longitudinal research involves

forming partnerships with Head Start

programs to identify Head Start

graduates and track their progress into

elementary school. With new

opportunities for research with younger

populations, ACYF’s interest in

longitudinal research on Head Start

graduates, and testing or demonstrating

state-of-the-art techniques in all Head

Start services, Head Start’s FY’96

research priorities present a number of

interesting research challenges.

Part II. Priority Areas

Statuatory Authority. The Head Start Act,

as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.

1.01 Head Start/University

Partnerships—Translating Research Into

Practice

Eligible Applicants: Universities and

four-year colleges.

Purpose: (1) To test applications of

theory-based research or state-of-the-art

techniques which have not been tested

on Head Start or Early Head Start

populations; (2) to improve the quality

of Head Start practices, particularly

with regard to children’s cognitive or

social-emotional development; or (3) to

conduct longitudinal research on Head

Start graduates’ status after entry into

school.

Background and Information: In

addition to Head Start’s primary role as

a national program of comprehensive

services for young low-income children

and their families, it also serves as a

national laboratory which develops,

demonstrates, and tests best practices

which are based on scientifically sound

research, and encourages and supports

both new research and the methods for

conducting research. Because of its

recognition as a national, federallysponsored program, and the access it

provides to a multi-cultural, low-income

population, Head Start has been a major

source of research. This research, which

has been conducted both with federal

support and other resources, constitutes

a significant portion of the child

development research literature that

includes low-income and multi-cultural

populations.

In the main, this ever-increasing body

of literature contains studies that fall

into the domains of basic research and

evaluation. Although these studies have

made a significant contribution to our

scientific, policy and general program

knowledge, very little has reached

service providers in terms of

implementable applications within the

context of their programs. Therefore,

with the increase in our knowledge

base, there is a concomitant increase in

the gap between research and its

translation into practice. Within this

priority area, ACYF is interested in

funding projects that translate theorydriven research into programmatic

applications in partnership with the

staff and families of Head Start

programs. In addition to the translation

of research into practice, these

partnerships are intended to

demonstrate new ways of conducting

research where the researchers, the

program staff and program families

work as a cooperative research team.

Projects under this priority area will test

theory-driven approaches intended to

enhance children’s cognitive and/or

social-emotional development. These

approaches may include those that

focus on the child or on the primary

caregiver as the mediating influence of

child outcomes, or where the primary

caregiver and the child as a diad is the

focus. However, if the primary caregiver

or the family is the focus of the research,

then the research must clearly

demonstrate how the effects on the

primary caregiver or the family mediate

child outcomes. The chosen approach

should reflect theory and previous

research and be documented through a

review of the literature. In addition, the

approach may be developed for

appropriate use with either infants and

toddlers or preschool children.

A second area of major concern is

longitudinal data on Head Start

graduates. Although Head Start is over

thirty years old, little research has been

accumulated on Head Start graduates’

experiences and status after they enter

school. Although the Head Start

population of today is very different

from the population thirty years ago, the

data that exists on Head Start children’s

status as they enter school and their

subsequent experiences is primarily

based on the earlier population. What

are the effects of Head Start children’s

status at kindergarten entry on their

later school performance? How is Head

Start children’s performance in school

influenced by the socio-economic

environment of the school and the

classroom? What factors within the

child, family and community mediate

success in school? These and other

longitudinal questions are important

areas for research.

Special Conditions

• The applicant must enter into a

partnership with a Head Start or Early

Head Start program for the purposes of

conducting the research.

• The application must contain a

letter from the Head Start or Early Head

Start program certifying that they have

entered into a partnership with the

applicant and the application has been

reviewed and approved by the Policy

Council.

• The applicant must agree to attend

one meeting of the research grantees

each year and Head Start’s Fourth

National Research Conference in July of

1998. The budget should reflect travel

funds for such purposes.

• The applicant must apply the

University’s off-campus research rates

for indirect costs.
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Project Duration: The announcement

for priority area 1.01 is soliciting

applications for project periods up to

three years. Awards, on a competitive

basis, will be for a one-year budget

period, although project periods may be

for three years. Applications for

continuation grants funded under these

awards beyond the one-year budget

period, but within the three-year project

period, will be entertained in

subsequent years on a non-competitive

basis, subject to availability of funds,

satisfactory progress of the grantee and

a determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

Government.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share is not to exceed

$150,000 for the first 12-month budget

period or a maximum of $450,000 for a

3-year project period. The Federal share

is inclusive of indirect costs.

Matching Requirement: There is no

matching requirement.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that 4 projects

will be funded.

CFDA: 93.600 Head Start: Head Start

Act, as amended

1.02 Support for Graduate Students:

The Head Start Research Scholars

Program

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of

higher education on behalf of qualified

doctoral candidates enrolled in the

sponsoring institution. To be eligible to

administer the grant on behalf of the

student, the institution must be fully

accredited by one of the regional

accrediting commissions recognized by

the Department of Education and the

Council on Post-Secondary

Accreditation. In addition, the specific

graduate student on whose behalf the

application is made must be identified

and any resultant grant award is not

transferable to another student. Funds

from this grant may not be used to make

any payments to other students at the

university.

Purpose: To provide support for

graduate students to encourage the

conduct of research with Head Start

populations which will contribute to the

knowledge base for improving services

for Head Start children and families.

Background and Information: A large

body of literature exists on the early

years of the Head Start program. A

significant number of these studies are

dissertations and other research

conducted by graduate students. Many

of these graduate students continued to

make significant contributions to Head

Start as they pursued their careers. As

Head Start has continued to grow, its

population has become more diverse

and societal problems have become

more complex. In order to meet the

challenges Head Start faces today, it is

more than ever in need of the

information that only sophisticated

research conducted by well trained

researchers can provide. Therefore, as

part of a research capacity building

effort, Head Start is interested in

supporting graduate students with

diverse backgrounds and from diverse

fields to conduct research in Head Start

programs.

A new generation of Head Start

research is needed that recognizes the

great diversity among Head Start

programs and the populations which it

serves. Although Head Start delivers a

core set of services which are defined by

the Head Start Program Performance

Standards, there is wide variability

across programs in terms of the methods

by which these services are delivered.

Within programs, moreover, children

and families vary in their levels of

functioning, ethnicity and other

variables which interact with program

interventions. The Head Start

population offers a unique opportunity

for research which will contribute to

understanding the differences in this

diverse population and how to

effectively tailor services and

interventions for children and families

with different characteristics. Research

is needed on the particular learning

styles, the cognitive and social

development, and the developmental

trajectories of children as well as on

indicators of family functioning as they

are manifested in specific cultural and/

or linguistic groups, children with

specific disabilities, and families at

different levels of functioning. In

addition, suitable measures of child,

adult and family functioning must be

identified and adapted for specific

subgroups of this diverse population.

ACYF is interested in supporting

doctoral-level students, through their

sponsoring institutions, who are now

conducting or wish to conduct research

on the Head Start population, and

which will contribute to our knowledge

about the best approaches for delivering

services to diverse populations.

Doctoral-level graduate students who

are representative of Head Start’s

diverse populations are particularly

encouraged to apply.

Research projects include

independent studies conducted by the

graduate students or well-defined

portions of a larger study currently

being conducted by a principal

investigator holding a faculty position

and for which the graduate student will

have primary responsibility.

Special Conditions.

• The applicant must enter into a

partnership with a Head Start or Early

Head Start program for the purposes of

conducting the research.

• The application must contain a

letter from the Head Start program

certifying that they have entered into a

partnership with the applicant and the

application has been reviewed and

approved by the Policy Council.

• The applicant must agree to attend

one meeting of the research grantees

each year and Head Start’s Fourth

National Research Conference in July of

1998. The budget should reflect travel

funds for such purposes.

• Considering the size of the grant,

the university must waive indirect costs.

• A university faculty member must

serve as a mentor to the graduate

student. The application must include a

letter from the faculty member stating

that s/he has reviewed and approved the

proposal and a description of how the

faculty member will monitor the

student’s work.

Project Duration: The announcement

for priority area 1.02 is soliciting

applications for project periods up to

two years. Awards, on a competitive

basis, will be for a one-year budget

period, although project periods may be

for two years. Applications for

continuation grants funded under these

awards beyond the one-year budget

period, but within the two-year project

period, will be entertained in

subsequent years on a non-competitive

basis, subject to availability of funds,

satisfactory progress of the grantee and

a determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

Government.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share is not to exceed

$15,000 for the first 12-month budget

period or a maximum of $30,000 for a

2-year project period.

Matching Requirement: There is no

matching requirement.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that 10 projects

will be funded. No individual university

will be funded for more than one

candidate.

CFDA: 93.600 Head Start: Head Start

Act, as amended

Part III. Criteria

The criteria presented below will be

applied by the reviewers to the

applicant’s submission in both priority

areas in order to select the successful

applicants.
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A. Criteria

1. Objectives and Significance—25

points

• The extent to which the objectives

of the research are important and

relevant to Head Start and the field of

early childhood.

• The extent to which the research

study makes a significant contribution

to the broader field.

• The extent to which the related

literature review supports the study

objectives, the questions to be addressed

or the hypotheses to be tested.

• The extent to which the questions

that will be addressed or the hypotheses

that will be tested are sufficient for

meeting the stated objectives.

2. Approach—40 points

• The extent to which the planned

approach reflects sufficient input from

and partnership with the Head Start or

Early Head Start program.

• The extent to which the research

design is appropriate and sufficient for

addressing the questions of the study.

• The extent to which the planned

approach allows for the identification

specific outcomes.

• The extent to which the planned

research includes quantitative and

qualitative methods.

• The extent to which the planned

measures and analyses both reflect

knowledge and use of state-of-the-art

measures and analytic techniques and

advance the state-of-the art.

• The extent to which the choice of

the statistical approaches are

appropriate for the question under

consideration.

• The adequacy of the anticipated

research sample size for the

requirements of the study.

• For longitudinal studies the extent

to which the site in which the research

will be conducted has a method of

tracking Head Start or Early Head Start

graduates.

• The applicant has provided all

required assurances.

• The reasonableness of the budget

for the work proposed.

3. Staffing—35 points

• The extent to which the principal

investigator and other key research staff

possess the research expertise necessary

to conduct the study as demonstrated in

the application and information

contained in their vitae.

• The extent to which the proposed

staff reflect an understanding of and

sensitivity to the issues of working in a

community setting and in partnership

with program staff and parents.

• The adequacy of the time devoted

to this project by the principal

investigator and other key staff in order

to ensure a high level of professional

input and attention.

• For graduate students, the adequacy

of the supervision provided by the

graduate student’s mentor.

B. The Review Process

Applications received by the due date

will be reviewed and scored

competitively. Experts in the field,

generally persons from outside the

Federal government, will use the

evaluation criteria listed in Part III of

this announcement to review and score

the applications. The results of this

review are a primary factor in making

funding decisions. ACYF may also

solicit comments from ACF Regional

Office staff and other Federal agencies.

These comments, along with those of

the expert reviewers, will be considered

in making funding decisions. In

selecting successful applicants,

consideration may be given to other

factors which at the time of funding,

may cause ACYF to consider certain

research topics of higher priority or give

less priority to current or past principal

investigators who were recipients of

Head Start discretionary research funds,

or for Priority Area 1.02, universities

which are current grant recipients in

behalf of graduate students.

Part IV. Instructions for Submitting

Applications

A. Availability of Forms

Eligible applicants interested in

applying for funds must submit a

complete application including the

required forms included at the end of

this program announcement in

Appendix A. In order to be considered

for a grant under this announcement, an

application must be submitted on the

Standard Form 424 (approved by the

Office of Management and Budget under

Control Number 0348–0043). A copy

has been provided. Each application

must be signed by an individual

authorized to act for the applicant and

to assume responsibility for the

obligations imposed by the terms and

conditions of the grant award.

Applicants requesting financial

assistance for non-construction projects

must file the Standard Form 424B,

Assurances: Non-Construction Programs

(approved by the Office of Management

and Budget under control number 0348–

0340). Applicants must sign and return

the Standard Form 424B with their

application. 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 (approved by the Office of

Management and Budget under control

number 0348–0046). 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

application, applicants are providing

the certification and need not mail back

the certification with the application.

Applicants must make the appropriate

certification that they are not presently

debarred, suspended or otherwise

ineligible for award. By signing and

submitting the application, applicants

are providing the certification and need

not mail back the certification with the

application.

Applicants must also understand that

they will be held accountable for the

smoking prohibition included within

P.L. 103–227, Part C Environmental

Tobacco Smoke (also known as The ProChildren’s Act of 1994). A copy of the

Federal Register notice which

implements the smoking prohibition is

included with the forms. By signing and

submitting the application, applicants

are providing the certification and need

not mail back the certification with the

application.

All applicants for research projects

must provide a Protection of Human

Subjects Assurance as specified in the

policy described on the HHS Form 596

(approved by the Office of Management

and Budget under control number 0925–

0137) in Appendix A. If there is a

question regarding the applicability of

this assurance, contact the Office for

Protection from Research Risks of the

National Institutes of Health at (301)-

496–7041. Those applying for or

currently conducting research projects

are further advised of the availability of

a Certificate of Confidentiality through

the National Institute of Mental Health

of the Department of Health and Human

Services. To obtain more information

and to apply for a Certificate of

Confidentiality, contact the Division of

Extramural Activities of the National

Institute of Mental Health at (301) 443–

4673.

B. Proposal limits

The proposal should be doublespaced and single-sided on 81⁄2′′ × 11′′

plain white paper, with 1′′ margins on

all sides. Use only a standard size font

such as 10 or 12 pitch throughout the

proposal. All pages of the proposal

(including appendices, resumes, charts,

references/footnotes, tables, maps and

exhibits) must be sequentially

numbered, beginning on the first page

after the budget justification, the
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principal investigator contact

information and the Table of Contents.

The project summary should also not be

counted in the 60 pages. Applicants

should not submit reproductions of

larger sized paper that is reduced to

meet the size requirement. Applicants

are requested not to send pamphlets,

brochures, or other printed material

along with their applications as these

pose copying difficulties. These

materials, if submitted, will not be

included in the review process. In

addition, applicants must not submit

any additional letters of endorsement

beyond any that may be required.

The length of the proposal starting

with page 1 as described above and

including appendices and resumes must

not exceed 60 pages. Anything over 60

pages will be removed and not

considered by the reviewers. Applicants

are encouraged to submit curriculum

vitae using ‘‘Biographical Sketch’’ forms

used by some government agencies.

Please note that applicants that do not

comply with the requirements in the

section on ‘‘Eligible Applicants’’ will

not be included in the review process.

C. Checklist for a Complete Application

The checklist below is for your use to

ensure that the application package has

been properly prepared:

—One original, signed and dated

application plus two copies.

—Attachments/Appendices, when

included, should be used only to

provide supporting documentation

such as resumes, and letters of

agreement/support.

—A complete application consists of the

following items in this order:

(1) Application for Federal Assistance

(SF 424, REV. 4–88);

(2) Budget information-NonConstruction Programs (SF424A&B REV.

4–88);

(3) Budget Justification, including

subcontract agency budgets;

(4) Letter from the Head Start or Early

Head Start program certifying that the

program is a research partner of the

respective applicant and that the Policy

Council had reviewed and approved the

application;

(5) Application Narrative and

Appendices (not to exceed 60 pages);

(6) Proof of non-profit status. Any

non-profit organization submitting an

application must submit proof of its

non-profit status in its application at the

time of submission. The non-profit

organization can accomplish this by

providing a copy of the applicant’s

listing in the Internal Revenue Service’s

(IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt

organizations described in Section

501(c)(3) of the IRS code or by providing

a copy of the currently valid IRS tax

exemption certificate, or by providing a

copy of the articles of incorporation

bearing the seal of incorporation of the

State in which the corporation or

association is domiciled.

(7) Assurances Non-Construction

Programs;

(8) Certification Regarding Lobbying;

(9) Where appropriate, a completed

SPOC certification with the date of

SPOC contact entered in line 16, page 1

of the SF 424, REV. 4–88;

(10) Certification of Protection of

Human Subjects.

D. Due Date for the Receipt of

Applications

1. 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, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W.,

Mail Stop 6c-462, Washington, D.C.

20447, Attention: Head Start

Discretionary Grants 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 handcarried by applicants,

applicant couriers, or by overnight/

express mail couriers shall be

considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are received on or

before the deadline date, between the

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., at the

U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor

Loading Dock, Aerospace Center, 901 D

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

between Monday and Friday (excluding

Federal Holidays). (Applicants are

cautioned that express/overnight mail

services do not always deliver as

agreed.) ACF cannot accommodate

transmission of applications by fax or email. Therefore, applications faxed or emailed to ACF will not be accepted

regardless of date or time of submission

and time of receipt.

2. 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.

3. Extension of deadlines: ACF may

extend the deadline for all applicants

because of acts of God such as floods,

hurricanes, etc., widespread disruption

of the mails or when it is anticipated

that many of the applications will come

from rural or remote areas. However, if

ACF does not extend the deadline for all

applicants, it may not waive or extend

the deadline for any applicants.

E. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, Public Law 104–13, the

Department is required to submit to

OMB for review and approval any

reporting and recordkeeping

requirements in regulations including

program announcements. This program

announcement does not contain

information collection requirements

beyond those currently approved under

OMB Control Numbers 0348–0043,

0348–0044, 0348–00400, 0348–0046 and

0925–0137.

F. Required Notification of the State

Single Point of Contact

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

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 twenty

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

60 days from the application deadline to

comment on proposed new or

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SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate

the submission of routine endorsements

as official recommendations.

Additionally, SPOCs are requested to

clearly differentiate between mere

advisory comments and those official

State process recommendations which

may trigger the accommodate or explain

rule.

When comments are submitted

directly to ACF, they should be

addressed to: Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Division of

Discretionary Grants, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW., Washington, DC

20447. A list of the Single Points of

Contact for each State and Territory is

included as an Appendix to this

announcement.

Dated: May 15, 1996.

Olivia A. Golden,

Commissioner, Administration on Children,

Youth and Families.

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Instructions for the SF 424

This is a standard form used by applicants

as a required facesheet for preapplications

and applications submitted for Federal

assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies

to obtain applicant certification that States

which have established a review and

comment procedure in response to Executive

Order 12372 and have selected the program

to be included in their process, have been

given an opportunity to review the

applicant’s submission.

Item and Entry

1. Self-explanatory.

2. Date application submitted to Federal

agency (or State if applicable) & applicant’s

control number (if applicable).

3. State use only (if applicable).

4. If this application is to continue or

revise an existing award, enter present

Federal identifier number. If for a new

project, leave blank.

5. Legal name of applicant, name of

primary organizational unit which will

undertake the assistance activity, complete

address of the applicant, and name and

telephone number of the person to contact on

matters related to this application.

6. Enter Employer Identification Number

(EIN) as assigned by the Internal Revenue

Service.

7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space

provided.

8. Check appropriate box and enter

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

—‘‘New’’ means a new assistance award

—‘‘Continuation’’ means an extension for an

additional funding/budget period for a

project with a projected completion date

—‘‘Revision’’ means any change in the

Federal Government’s financial obligation

or contingent liability from an existing

obligation

9. Name of Federal agency from which

assistance is being requested with this

application.

10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number and title of the program

under which assistance is requested.

11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the

project. If more than one program is

involved, you should append an explanation

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

construction or real property projects), attach

a map showing project location. For

preapplications, use a separate sheet to

provide a summary description of this

project.

12. List only the 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 charges to

existing grants, do not use Columns (c) and

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

increase or decrease of Federal funds and

enter in Column (f) the amount of the

increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In

Column (g) enter the new total budgeted

amount (Federal and non-Federal) which

includes the total previous authorized

budgeted amounts plus or minus, as

appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns

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

should not equal the sum of amounts in

Columns (e) and (f).

Line 5—Show the totals for all columns

used.

Section B Budget Categories

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

enter the titles of the same programs,

functions, and activities shown on Lines 1–

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

sheets are prepared for Section A, provide

similar column headings on each sheet. For

each program, function or activity, fill in the

total requirements for funds (both Federal

and non-Federal) by object class categories.

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

6h in each column.

Line 6j—Show the amount of indirect cost.

Line 6k—Enter the total of amounts on

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

grants and continuation grants the total

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

same as the total amount shown in Section

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

grants and changes to grants, the total

amount of the increase of decrease as shown

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

same as the sum of the amounts in Section

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

Line 7—Enter the estimated amount of

income, if any, expected to be generated from

this project. Do not add or subtract this

amount from the total project amount. Show

under the program narrative statement the

nature and source of income. The estimated

amount of program income may be

considered by the federal grantor agency in

determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal-Resources

Lines 8–11—Enter amounts of non-Federal

resources that will be used on the grant. If

in-kind contributions are included, provide a

brief explanation on a separate sheet.

Column (a)—Enter the program titles

identical to Column (a), Section A. A

breakdown by function or activity is not

necessary.

Column (b)—Enter the contribution to be

made by the applicant.

Column (c)—Enter the amount of the

State’s cash and in-kind contribution if the

applicant is not a State or State agency.

Applicants which are a State or State

agencies should leave this column blank.

Column (d)—Enter the amount of cash and

in-kind contributions to be made from all

other sources.

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

(c), and (d).

Line 12—Enter the total for each of

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

should be equal to the amount on Line 5,

Column (f), Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

Line 13—Enter the amount of cash needed

by quarter from the grantor agency during the

first year.

Line 14—Enter the amount of cash from all

other sources needed by quarter during the

first year.

Line 15—Enter the totals of amounts on

Lines 13 and 14.

Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds

Needed for Balance of the Project

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

grant program titles shown in Column (a),

Section A. A breakdown by function or

activity is not necessary. For new

applications and continuation grant

applications, enter in the proper columns

amounts of Federal funds which will be

needed to complete the program or project

over the succeeding funding periods (usually

in years). This section need not be completed

for revisions (amendments, changes, or

supplements) to funds for the current year of

existing grants.

If more than four lines are needed to list

the program titles, submit additional

schedules as necessary.

Line 20—Enter the total for each of the

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

are prepared for this Section, annotate

accordingly and show the overall totals on

this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

Line 21—Use this space to explain

amounts for individual direct object-class

cost categories that may appear to be out of

the ordinary or to explain the details as

required by the Federal grantor agency.

Line 22—Enter the type of indirect rate

(provisional, predetermined, final or fixed)

that will be in effect during the funding

period, the estimated amount of the base to

which the rate is applied, and the total

indirect expense.

Line 23—Provide any other explanations or

comments deemed necessary.

Assurances—Non-Construction Programs

Note: Certain of these assurances may not

be applicable to your project or program. If

you have questions, please contact the

awarding agency. Further, certain Federal

awarding agencies may require applicants to

certify to additional assurances. If such is the

case, you will be notified.

As the duly authorized representative of

the applicant I certify that the applicant:

1. Has the legal authority to apply for

Federal assistance, and the institutional,

managerial and financial capability

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

proper planning, management and

completion of the project described in this

application.

2. Will give the awarding agency, the

Comptroller General of the United States, and

if appropriate, the State, through any

authorized representative, access to and the

right to examine all records, books, papers,

or documents related to the award; and will

establish a proper accounting system in
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accordance with generally accepted

accounting standards or agency directives.

3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit

employees from using their positions for a

purpose that constitutes or presents the

appearance of personal or organizational

conflict of interest, or personal gain.

4. Will initiate and complete the work

within the applicable time frame after receipt

of approval of the awarding agency.

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

Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and

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

amended, relating to nondiscrimination on

the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g)

§§ 523 and 527 of the Public Health Service

Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd–3 and 290 ee–

3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of

alcohol and drug abuse patient records; (h)

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42

U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to

nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or

financing of housing; (i) any other

nondiscrimination provisions in the specific

statute(s) under which application for

Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the

requirements of any other nondiscrimination

statute(s) which may apply to the

application.

7. Will comply, or has already complied,

with the requirements of Titles II and III of

the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real

Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970

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

equitable treatment of persons displaced or

whose property is acquired as a result of

Federal or federally assisted programs. These

requirements apply to all interests in real

property acquired for project purposes

regardless of Federal participation in

purchases.

8. Will comply with the provisions of the

Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §§ 1501–1508 and 7324–

7328) which limit the political activities of

employees whose principal employment

activities are funded in whole or in part with

Federal funds.

9. Will comply, as applicable, with the

provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C.

§§ 276a to 276a–7), the Copeland Act (40

U.S.C. § 276c and 18 U.S.C. §§ 874), and the

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards

Act (40 U.S.C. §§ 327–333), regarding labor

standards for federally assisted construction

subagreements.

10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood

insurance purchase requirements of Section

102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of

1973 (P.L. 93–234) which requires recipients

in a special flood hazard area to participate

in the program and to purchase flood

insurance if the total cost of insurable

construction and acquisition is $10,000 or

more.

11. Will comply with environmental

standards which may be prescribed purusant

to the following: (a) institution of

envrionmental quality control measures

under the National Enviornmental 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 flooplains 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. § § 11451 et seq.); (f) conformity of

Federal actions to State (Clear Air)

Implementation Plans under Section 176(c)

of the Clear Air Act of 1995, 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

Poisioning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. § § 4801

et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead based

paint in construction or rehabilitation of

residence structures.

17. Will cause to be performed the required

financial and compliance audits in

accordance with the Single Audit Act of

1984.

18. Will comply with all applicable

requirements of all other Federal laws,

executive orders, regulations and policies

governing this program.

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Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters—Primary Covered

Transactions

By signing and submitting this proposal,

the applicant, defined as the primary

participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part

76, certifies to the best of its knowledge and

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 or participation

in this covered transaction. If necessary, the

prospective participant shall submit an

explanation of why it cannot provide the

certification. The certification or explanation

will be considered in connection with the

Department of Health and Human Services’

(HHS) determination whether to enter into

this transaction. However, failure of the

prospective primary participant to furnish a

certification or an explanation shall

disqualify such person from participation in

this transaction.

The prospective primary participant agrees

that by submitting this proposal, it will

include the clause entitled ‘‘Certification

Regarding Debarment, Suspension,

Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion—

Lower Tier Covered 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 principles:

(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended,

proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded from participation in

this transaction by any federal department or

agency

(b) Where the prospective lower tier

participant is unable to certify to any of the

above, such prospective participant shall

attach an explanation to this proposal.

The prospective lower tier participant

further agrees by submitting this proposal

that it will include this clause entitled

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions’’ without modification in all

lower tier covered transactions and in all

solicitations for lower tier covered

transactions.

Certification Regarding Lobbying—

Certification for Contracts, Grants,

Loans, and Cooperative Agreements

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his

or her knowledge and belief, that:

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have

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

the undersigned, to any person for

influencing or attempting to influence an

officer or employee of any agency, a Member

of Congress, an officer or employee of

Congress, or an employee of a Member of

Congress in connection with the awarding of

any Federal contract, the making of any

Federal contract, the making of any Federal

grant, the making of any Federal loan, the

entering into of any cooperative agreement,

and the extension, continuation, renewal,

amendment, or modification of any Federal

contract, grant, loan, or cooperative

agreement.

(2) If any funds other than Federal

appropriated funds have been paid or will be

paid to any person for influencing or

attempting to influence an officer or

employee of any agency, a Member of

Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,

or an employee of a Member of Congress in

connection with this Federal contract, grant,

loan or cooperative agreement, the

undersigned shall complete and submit

Standard Form-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure Form to

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its

instructions.

(3) The undersigned shall require that the

language of this certification be included in

the award documents for all subawards at all

tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and

contracts under grants, loans, and

cooperative agreements) and that all

subrecipients shall certify and disclose

accordingly.

This certification is a material

representation of fact upon which reliance

was placed when this transaction was made

or entered into. Submission of this

certification is a prerequisite for making or

entering into this transaction imposed by

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

who fails to file the required certification

shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less

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

each such failure.

State for Loan Guarantee and Loan Insurance

The undersigned states, to the best of his

or her knowledge and belief, that:

If any funds have been paid or will be paid

to any person for influencing or attempting

to influence an officer or employee of any

agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or

employee of Congress, or an employee of a

Member of Congress in connection with this

commitment providing for the United States

to insure or guarantee a loan, the

undersigned shall complete and submit

Standard Form-LLL ‘‘Disclosure Form to

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its

instructions.

Submission of this statement is a

prerequisite for making or entering into this

transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,

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

required statement shall be subject to a civil

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

than $100,000 for each such failure.

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Certification Regarding Environmental

Tobacco Smoke

Public Law 103–227, Part C—

Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also known

as the Pro-Children Act of 1994 (Act),

requires that smoking not be permitted in any

portion of any indoor facility owned or

leased or contracted for by an entity and used

routinely or regularly for the provision of

health, day care, education, or library

services to children under the age of 18, if

the services are funded by Federal programs

either directly or through State or local

governments, by Federal grant, contract, loan,

or loan guarantee. The law does not apply to

children’s services provided in private

residences, facilities funded solely by

Medicare or Medicaid funds, and portions of

facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol

treatment. Failure to comply with the

provisions of the law may result in the

imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up

to $1000 per day and/or the imposition of an

administrative compliance order on the

responsible entity.

By signing and submitting this application

the applicant/grantee certifies that it will

comply with the requirements of the Act. The

applicant/grantee further agrees that it will

require the language of this certification be

included in any subawards which contain

provisions for children’s services and that all

subgrantees shall certify accordingly.

Appendix B—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)

252–5515

California

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning &

Research, 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121,

Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone

(916) 323–7480, FAX: (916) 323–3018

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact

Executive Department, Thomas Collins

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

19903, Telephone (302) 739–3326, FAX:

(302) 739–5661

District of Columbia

Charles Nichols, State Single Point of

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

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

D.C. 20005, Telephone (202) 727–6554,

FAX: (202) 727–1617

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of

Community Affairs, 2740 Centerview

Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2100,

Telephone (904) 922–5438, FAX: (904)

487–2899

Georgia

Tom L. Reid, III, Administrator, Georgia State

Clearinghouse, 254 Washington Street,

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

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

3829, FAX: (404) 656–7938

Illinois

Barbara Beard, State Single Point of Contact,

Department of Commerce and Community

Affairs, 620 East Adams, Springfield,

Illinois 62701, Telephone (217) 782–1671,

FAX: (217) 534–1627

Indiana

Amy Brewer, State Budget Agency, 212 State

House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204,

Telephone (317) 232–5619, FAX: (317)

233–3323
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Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division for Community

Assistance, Iowa Department of Economic

Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des

Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone: (515)

242–4719, FAX: (515) 242–4859

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor,

Department of Local Government, 1024

Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky

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

FAX: (502) 573–2512

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State

House Station #38, Augusta, Maine 04333,

Telephone (207) 287–3261, FAX: (207)

287–6489

Maryland

William G. Carroll, Manager, State

Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental

Assistance, Maryland Office of Planning,

301 W. Preston Street—Room 1104,

Baltimore, Maryland 21201–2365, Staff

Contact: Linda Janey, Telephone: (410)

225–4490, FAX: (410) 225–4480

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of

Governments, 1900 Edison Plaza, 660 Plaza

Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone:

(313) 961–4266

Mississippi

Cathy Malette, Clearinghouse Officer,

Department of Finance and

Administration, 455 North Lamar Street,

Jackson, Mississippi 39202–3087,

Telephone: (601) 359–6762, FAX: (601)

359–6764

Missouri

Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse,

Office of Administration, P.O. Box 809,

Room 760, Truman Building, Jefferson

City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (314)

751–4834, FAX: (314) 751–7819

Nevada

Department of Administration, State

Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, Carson

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

4065, FAX: (702) 687–3983

New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire

Office of State Planning, Attn:

Intergovernmental Review Process, Mike

Blake, 21⁄2 Beacon Street, Concord, New

Hampshire 03301, Telephone (603) 271–

2155, FAX: (603) 271–1728

New Jersey

Gregory W. Adkins, Assistant Commissioner,

New Jersey Department of Community

Affairs

Please direct all correspondence and

questions about intergovernmental review

to: Andrew J. Jackolka, 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 Battan 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 Intergovernment 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
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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

Gaum

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

Appendix C—List of Early Head Start

Grantees

Alaska

Rural CAP Child Development, Karen King,

P.O. Box 200908, Anchorage, AK 99520–

0908, Telephone: (907) 279–2511, Fax:

(907) 279–6343, E-mail: None

Arizona

Southwest Human Development, Ginger

Ward, 202 E. Earll, Suite 140, Phoenix, AZ

85012, Telephone: (602) 266–5976, Fax:

(602) 274–8952, E-mail:

SWHD@PRIMENET.COM

California

Northcoast Children’s Services (NCS), Siddiq

Kilkenny, P.O. Box 1165, Arcata, CA

95521, Telephone: (707) 822–7206, Fax:

(707) 822–7962, E-mail: None

Sacramento Employment Training Agency

(SETA), Head Start, Catherine Goins, 3750

Rosin Court, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA

95834, Telephone: (916) 263–5342, Fax:

(916) 263–3779, E-mail: None

Colorado

Community Partnership for Child

Development, Terry Schwartz, 2132 E.

Bijou, Colorado Springs, CO 80909,

Telephone: (719) 635–1536 x217, Fax:

(719) 634–8086, E-mail: Later date

Family Star, Lereen Castellano/Alicia

Sheridan, 1331 E. 33rd Avenue, Denver,

CO 80205, Telephone: (303) 295–7711,

Fax: (303) 295–0958, E-mail: None

District of Columbia

Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center,

Cynthia Faust, 1719 - 13th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20009, Telephone: (202)

462–3375, Fax: (202) 939–8696, E-mail:

None

Florida

Alachua County School District, Donna

Omer, School Board of Alachua County,

620 East University Avenue, Gainesville,

FL 32601, Telephone: (904) 955–7605, Fax:

(904) 955–6700, E-mail: None

Metro Dade Community Action Agency,

Regina M. Grace, 395 N.W. 1st Street,

Miami, FL 33128, Telephone: (305) 347–

4640, Fax: (305) 372–8745, E-mail: None

Georgia

Berry Chattooga Early Development Center,

Nancy Daniel, 702 South Congress Street,

Summerville, GA 30747, Telephone: (706)

857–1651, Fax: (706) 857–6610, E-mail:

None

Clark Atlanta University Head Start, Linda

Hassan, 350 Autumn Lane, S.W., Atlanta,

GA 30314, Telephone: (404) 696–9585

x104, Fax: (404) 696–9524, E-mail: None

Georgia Early Head Start Network, Donna

Overcash, Save the Children Child Care

Support Ctr., 1447 Peachtree Street, NE,

Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30309, Telephone:

(404) 885–1578, Fax: (404) 874–7427, Email: ATLANTA @ SAVECHILDREN. ORG

Illinois

City of Chicago, Dept. of Human Services,

Frank McGehee, 510 North Peshtigo Court,

8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, Telephone:

(312) 744–0251, Fax: (312) 744–7530, Email: None

The Ounce of Prevention Fund, Portia

Kennel, 188 W. Randolph Street, #2200,

Chicago, IL 60601, Telephone: (312) 853–

6080, Fax: (312) 853–3337, E-mail: None

Wabash Area Development, Inc., Donna

Emmons, 100 N. Latham, Enfield, IL 62835,

Telephone: (618) 963–2387, Fax: (618)

963–2525, E-mail: None

Indiana

Healthy Beginnings, Hamilton Center, Anita

Lascelles, 620 8th Avenue, Terre Haute, IN

47804, Telephone: (812) 231–8335, Fax:

(812) 232–8228, E-mail: None

Iowa

Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc., Mary Jo

Madvig, P.O. 519, 101 Robbins Avenue,

Graettinger, IA 51342–0519, Telephone:

(712) 859–3885, Fax: (712) 859–3892, Email: None

Kansas

Head Start Parent & Child Center, Glenda

Wilcox, 931 South St. Francis, Wichita, KS

67211, Telephone: (316) 267–8314, Fax:

(316) 267–7185, E-mail: None

Salina USD #305, Korey Powell-Hensley, 700

Jupiter, Salina, KS 67401 Telephone: (913)

826–4868, Fax: (913) 826–4867, E-mail:

None

Kentucky

Breckinridge-Grayson Programs, Inc., Cleo

Lowery, P.O. Box 63, Lietchfield, KY

42755, Telephone: (502) 259–4054, Fax:

(502) 259–4055, E-mail: None

Murray Head Start, Judy Whitten, 208 S. 13th

Street, Murray, KY 42074, Telephone: (502)

753–6031, Fax: (502) 759–4906, E-mail:

None

Maryland

The Family Services Agency, Inc., Mary C.

Jackson, 640 E. Diamond Avenue, Suite A,

Gaithersburg, MD 20877, Telephone: (301)

840–2000 x205, Fax: (301) 840–9621, Email: None

Friends of the Family, Inc., Linda R. Gaither,

1001 Eastern Avenue—2nd Floor,

Baltimore, MD 21202–4364, Telephone:

(410) 659–7701, Fax: (410) 783–0814, Email: None

Michigan

Mississippi

Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc.,

Cathy Gaston/Marvin Hogan, 4880

McWillie Drive, Jackson, MS 39206,

Telephone: (601) 362–1541, Fax: (601)

362–1613, E-mail: None
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Missouri

Human Development Corporation, Lois A.

Harris, 929 North Spring Avenue, St.

Louis, MO 63108, Telephone: (314) 652–

5100 x285, Fax: (314) 652–0813, E-mail:

None

Nebraska

Central Nebraska Community Services,

Suzan Obermiller, P.O. Box 509, Loup City,

NE 68853, Telephone: (308) 745–0780, Fax:

(308) 745–0824, E-mail: None

New Hampshire

Community Action Program BelknapMerrimack Counties, Inc., Rebecca

Johnson, P.O. Box 1016, Concord, NH

03302–1016, Telephone: (603) 225–3295,

Fax: (603) 228–1898, E-mail: None

New Jersey

Babyland Nursery, Inc., Mary Smith/Martin

Schneider, 755 South Orange Avenue,

Newark, NJ 07106, Telephone: (201) 399–

3400, Fax: (201) 399–2076, E-mail: None

NORWESCAP Head Start Administration,

Linda Kane, 481 Memorial Parkway,

Phillipsburg, NJ 08865, Telephone: (908)

454–8830, Fax: (908) 859–0729, E-mail:

None

New York

The Astor Home for Children, Elizabeth

Colkin, 50 Delafield Street, Poughkeepsie,

NY 12601, Telephone: (914) 452–4167,

Fax: (914) 452–0718, E-mail: None

Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. Head Start,

Grace Knaak, Municipal Bldg—5th Floor,

200 E. Third Street, Jamestown, NY 14701,

Telephone: (716) 661–9430, Fax: (716)

661–9436, E-mail: GKNAAK@EPI

Parent & Child Center, Coleen A. Meehan,

175 Hudson Street, Syracuse, NY 13204,

Telephone: (315) 470–3324, Fax: (315)

474–6863, E-mail: None

Project Chance Early Head Start, Bart

O’Conner, 136 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn,

NY 11201, Telephone: (718) 330–0845,

Fax: (718) 330–0846, E-mail: None

North Carolina

Asheville City Schools Preschool and Family

Literacy Center, Robbie H. Angell, 441

Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806,

Telephone: (704) 255–5423, Fax: (704)

251–4913, E-mail: None

North Dakota

Little Hoop Community College, Beverly

Graywater, P.O. Box 89, Fort Totten, ND

58335, Telephone: (701) 766–4070, Fax:

(701) 766–1357, E-mail: None

Ohio

Child Focus—Clermont County Head Start,

Terrie Hare, 1088 Hospital Drive, Suite A,

Batavia, OH 45103, Telephone: (513) 732–

5432, Fax: (513) 732–5440, E-mail: None

Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community

Action Agency, Verline Dotson, 2904

Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206,

Telephone: (513) 569–1840, Fax: (513)

569–1251, E-mail: None

Oregon

Southern Oregon Child and Family Council,

Inc., Blair Johnson, 505 Oak Street, P.O.

Box 3819, Central Point, OR 97502,

Telephone: (503) 664–4730; 857–9255, Fax:

(503) 664–6620, E-mail: Pending

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Parent Child Center, Inc. Jewel

Morrissette-Ndulula, 2515 Germantown

Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19133,

Telephone: (215) 229–1800, Fax: (215)

229–5860, E-mail: None

Puerto Rico

Aspira Inc. of Puerto Rico, Edme ́ Ruiz Torres,

Box 29132, 65th Infantry Station, Rio

Piedras, PR 00929, Telephone: (809) 768–

1968, Fax: (809) 257–2725, E-mail: None

New York Foundling Hospital, Zaida

Fernandez, P.O. Box 191274, San Juan, PR

00919–1274, Telephone: (809) 753–9082;

753–1321; 753–9080, Fax: (809) 763–9209,

E-mail: None

South Carolina

SHARE Greenville-Pickens Head Start, Rubye

H. Jones, 652 Rutherford Road, Greenville,

SC 29609, Telephone: (803) 233–4128, Fax:

(803) 233–4019, E-mail: None

Tennessee

Chattanooga Human Services Head Start/

PCC, Donna Ginn, 2302 Ocoee Street,

Chattanooga, TN 37406, Telephone: (423)

493–9750, Fax: (423) 9754, E-mail: None

Tennessee CAREs, Barbara Nye, Tennessee

State University, 330 Tenth Avenue N.,

Box 141, Nashville, TN 37203, Telephone:

(615) 963–7231, Fax: (615) 963–7214, Email: None

Texas

Avance San Antonio Inc., Rebecca C.

Cervantez, 2300 W. Commerce, Suite 304,

San Antonio, TX 78207, Telephone: (210)

220–1788, Fax: (210) 220–3795, E-mail:

None

Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc., Rob

Massonneau, 1349 Empire Central, Suite

900, Dallas, TX 75247, Telephone: (214)

634–8704 x484, Fax: (214) 631–5417

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