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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, June 12, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–15370 Filed 6–17–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

Notice of Proposals to Engage in

Permissible Nonbanking Activities or

to Acquire Companies that are

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking

Activities

The companies listed in this notice

have given notice under section 4 of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation

Y, (12 CFR part 225) to engage de novo,

or to acquire or control voting securities

or assets of a company that engages

either directly or through a subsidiary or

other company, in a nonbanking activity

that is listed in § 225.25 of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.25) or that the Board has

determined by Order to be closely

related to banking and permissible for

bank holding companies. Unless

otherwise noted, these activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Each notice is available for inspection

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.

Once the notice has been accepted for

processing, it will also be available for

inspection at the offices of the Board of

Governors. Interested persons may

express their views in writing on the

question whether the proposal complies

with the standards of section 4 of the

BHC Act, including whether

consummation of the proposal can

‘‘reasonably be expected to produce

benefits to the public, such as greater

convenience, increased competition, or

gains in efficiency, that outweigh

possible adverse effects, such as undue

concentration of resources, decreased or

unfair competition, conflicts of

interests, or unsound banking practices’’

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Any request for a

hearing on this question must be

accompanied by a statement of the

reasons a written presentation would

not suffice in lieu of a hearing,

identifying specifically any questions of

fact that are in dispute, summarizing the

evidence that would be presented at a

hearing, and indicating how the party

commenting would be aggrieved by

approval of the proposal.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding the applications must be

received at the Reserve Bank indicated

or the offices of the Board of Governors

not later than July 2, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105:

1. Keystone Financial Inc., Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania; to engage de novo

through its subsidiary, Martindale

Andres & Company, West

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, in the

provision of investment advisory

services to a mutual fund, pursuant to

§ 225.25(b)(4)(ii) of the Board’s

Regulation Y.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303:

1. Synovus Bancshares, Inc., and

TB&C Bancshares, Inc., both of

Columbus, Georgia, to acquire

Canterbury Trust Company,

Birmingham, Alabama, and thereby

engage in the provision of trust services,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(3) of the Board’s

Regulation Y.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:

1. Clay Bancshares, Inc., Flora,

Illinois; to engage de novo through its

subsidiary, Clay Finance Co., Inc., Flora,

Illinois, in consumer finance activities,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(1) of the Board’s

Regulation Y, and to act as agent for

insurance directly related to extensions

of credit, pursuant to § 225.25(b)(8)(ii)

of the Board’s Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, June 12, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–15368 Filed 6–17–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–91–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. CB–96–1]

Abandoned Infants Assistance and

Temporary Child Care for Children

With Disabilities and Crisis Nursuries

Programs; Availability of Financial

Assistance and Requests for

Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families (ACYF),

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF), Department of Health

and Human Services (DHHS).

ACTION: Announcement of the

availability of financial assistance and

request for applications to support

demonstration projects under the

Abandoned Infants Assistance Act, as

amended, Pub. L. 102–236 (42 U.S.C.

670 note) and the Temporary Child Care

for Children With Disabilities and Crisis

Nurseries Act of 1986, as amended, Pub.

L. 102–295 (42 U.S.C. 5117a, 5117b,

5117c).

SUMMARY: The Children’s Bureau (CB)

within the Administration on Children,

Youth and Families (ACYF),

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF) announces the

availability of fiscal year 1996 funds for

competing new discretionary grants

under the Abandoned Infants Assistance

(AIA) Program and the Temporary Child

Care for Children with Disabilities and

Crisis Nurseries (RC/CN) Program.

Funds from the AIA Program are

designed to provide community-based,

comprehensive services to abandoned

infants and infants at risk of

abandonment and their families.

Funds from the RC/CN Program are

designed to support demonstration

projects to provide temporary child care

for children with disabilities and

children with chronic illnesses and

crisis nurseries for abuse and neglected

children and children at risk of abuse

and neglect.

This announcement contains forms

and instructions for submitting an

application.

The closing date and time for

RECEIPT of applications is 4:30 p.m.,

eastern time zone, on August 19, 1996.

Applications MUST BE RECEIVED BY

4:30 p.m. on that day. Applications

received after 4:30 p.m. on that day will

be classified as late. Postmarks and

other similar documents DO NOT

establish receipt of an application.

Detailed application submission

instructions including the addresses

where applications must be received are

found in Part III of this announcement.

ADDRESSES: Mail applications to:

Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,

6th Floor, Washington, DC 20447,

ATTN: llll (Reference

announcement number and priority

area.)

Hand deliver applications during the

normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on

or prior to the established closing date

to: Administration for Children and

Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 6th Floor, ACF Guard Station,

901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC

20447, ATTN: llll.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The ACYF Operations Center, Technical

Assistance Team at 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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

program announcement consists of three

parts. Part I provides information on the

Children’s Bureau and general

information on the application

procedures. Part II describes the review

process, additional requirements for the

grant applications, the criteria for the

review and evaluation of applications,

and the programmatic priorities for

which applications are being requested.

Part III provides information and

instructions for the development and

submission of applications.

The forms to be used for submitting

an application follow Part III. Please

copy as single-sided forms and use in

submitting an application under this

announcement. No additional

application materials are available or

needed to submit an application.

Applicants should note that grants to

be awarded under this program

announcement are subject to the

availability of funds.

Part I—General Information

A. Background

The Administration on Children,

Youth and Families (ACYF) administers

national programs for children and

youth, works with States and local

communities to develop services which

support and strengthen family life, seeks

out joint ventures with the private

sector to enhance the lives of children

and their families, and provides

information and other assistance to

parents.

The concerns of ACYF extend to all

children from birth through

adolescence. Many of the programs

administered by the agency focus on

children from low-income families;

children and youth in need of foster

care, adoption or other child welfare

services; preschool children; children

with disabilities; abused and neglected

children; runaway and homeless youth;

and children from American Indian and

migrant families.

Within ACYF, the Children’s Bureau

plans, manages, coordinates and

supports child welfare services

programs. It administers the Foster Care

and Adoption Assistance Program, the

Child Welfare Services State Grants

Program, the Child Welfare Services

Research, Demonstration and Training

Programs, the Independent Living

Initiatives Program, the Adoption

Opportunities Program, the Temporary

Child Care for Children With

Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries

Program, the Abandoned Infants

Assistance Program, the Child Care and

Development Block Grant Program, the

State Dependent Care Planning and

Development Program and the Family

Preservation and Family Support

Program.

The Children’s Bureau programs are

designed to promote the welfare of all

children, including disabled, homeless,

dependent, abused or neglected

children and their families. The

programs aid in preventing and

remedying the neglect, abuse and

exploitation of children. The programs

also encourage the strengthening of the

family unit to help alleviate the

unnecessary separation of children from

their families and reunify families,

where possible, when separation has

occurred.

B. Statutory Authorities Covered Under

This Announcement

The Abandoned Infants Assistance

Act of 1988, as amended, Public Law

102–236, 42 U.S.C. 670. CFDA: 93.551.

Temporary Child Care for Children

With Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries

Act of 1986, as amended, Public Law

102–295, 42 U.S.C. 5117a, 5117b, 5117c.

CFDA: 93–656.

Part II. The Review Process and

Priority Areas

A. Eligible Applicants

Each priority area description

contains information about the types of

agencies and organizations which are

eligible to apply under that priority

area. Because eligibility varies

depending on statutory provisions, it is

critical that the ‘‘Eligible Applicants’’

section of each priority area be reviewed

carefully.

Before review, each application will

be screened for applicant organization

eligibility as specified under the

selected priority area. Applicants from

ineligible organizations will not be

considered or reviewed in the

competition, and the applicants will be

so informed.

Only agencies and organizations, not

individuals, are eligible to apply under

this Announcement. All applications

developed jointly by more than one

agency or organization, must identify

only one lead organization and official

applicant. Participating agencies and

organizations can be included as coparticipants, subgrantees or

subcontractors. For-profit organizations

are eligible to participate as subgrantees

or subcontractors with eligible nonprofit organizations under all priority

areas.

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 agency can accomplish

this by providing a copy of the

applicant’s listing in the Internal

Revenue Service’s (IRS) most recent list

of tax-exempt organizations described in

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

providing a copy of the current valid

IRS tax exemption certification, or by

providing a copy of the articles of

incorporation bearing the seal of the

State in which the corporation or

association is domiciled.

B. Review Process and Funding

Decisions

Timely applications received by the

deadline date which are from eligible

applicants will be reviewed and scored

competitively. Experts in the field,

generally persons outside the Federal

government, will use the appropriate

evaluation criteria listed later in this

section to review and score the

applications. The results of this review

are a primary factor in making funding

decisions.

The ACYF reserves the option of

discussing applications with, or

referring them to, other Federal or nonFederal funding sources when this is in

the best interest of the Federal

government or the applicants. ACYF

may also solicit comments from ACF

Regional Office staff, other Federal

agencies, interested foundations,

national organizations, specialists,

experts, States and the general public.

These comments, along with those of

the expert reviewers, will be considered

by ACYF in making funding decisions.

To the greatest extent possible, efforts

will be made to ensure that funding

decisions reflect an equitable

distribution of assistance among the

States and geographical regions of the

country, rural and urban areas, and

ethnic populations. In making these

decisions, ACYF may also take into

account the need to avoid unnecessary

duplication of effort.

C. Evaluation Criteria

A panel of at least three reviewers

(primarily experts from outside the

Federal government) will review the

applications. To facilitate this review,

applicants should ensure that they

address each minimum requirement in

the priority area description under the

appropriate section of the Program

Narrative Statement. Applicants should

be advised that they have the option to

omit, from application copies which

will be made available to non-Federal

reviewers, the specific salary rates or

amounts for individuals identified in

the application budget. However, salary

information must be made available in

the copy maintained in the official

grants file.
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The reviewers will determine the

strengths and weaknesses of each

application using the evaluation criteria

listed below, provide comments and

assign numerical scores. The point

value following each criterion heading

indicates the maximum numerical

weight.

All applications will be evaluated

against the following criteria.

(1) Objective and Need for Assistance

(20 points). The extent to which the

application pinpoints any relevant

physical, economic, social, financial,

institutional or other problems requiring

a solution; demonstrates the need for

the assistance; states the principal and

subordinate objectives of the project;

provides supporting documentation or

other testimonies from concerned

interests other than the applicant; and

includes and/or footnotes relevant data

based on the results of planning studies.

The application must identify the

precise location of the project and area

to be served by the proposed project.

Maps and other graphic aids may be

attached.

(2) Approach (35 points). The extent

to which the application outlines a

sound and workable plan of action

pertaining to the scope of the project,

and details how the proposed work will

be accomplished; cites factors which

might accelerate or decelerate the work,

giving acceptable reasons for taking this

approach as opposed to others;

describes and supports any unusual

features of the project, such as design or

technological innovations, reductions in

cost or time, or extraordinary social and

community involvements; and provides

for projections of the accomplishments

to be achieved. The Approach section

should include a listing of the activities

to be carried out in chronological order,

showing a reasonable schedule of

accomplishments and target dates.

The extent to which, when

appropriate, the application identifies

the kinds of data to be collected and

maintained, and discusses the criteria to

be used to evaluate the results and

successes of the project. The extent to

which the application describes the

evaluation methodology that will be

used to determine if the needs identified

and discussed are being met and if the

results and benefits identified are being

achieved. The application also lists each

organization, agency, consultant, or

other key individuals or groups who

will work on the project, along with a

description of the activities and nature

of their effort or contribution.

(3) Results or Benefits Expected (20

points). The extent to which the

application identifies the results and

benefits to be derived, the extent to

which they are consistent with the

objectives of the application, and the

extent to which the application

indicates the anticipated contributions

to policy, practice, theory and/or

research. The extent to which the

proposed project costs are reasonable in

view of the expected results.

(4) Staff Background and Organization

Experience (25 points). The application

identifies the background of the project

director/principal investigator and key

project staff (including name, address,

training, educational background and

other qualifying experience) and the

experience of the organization to

demonstrate the applicant’s ability to

effectively and efficiently administer the

project. The application describes the

relationships between the proposed

project and other work planned,

anticipated or underway by the

applicant with Federal assistance.

D. Structure of Priority Area

Descriptions

Each priority area description is

composed of the following sections:

Eligible Applicants: This section

specifies the type of organization

eligible to apply under the particular

priority area. Specific restrictions are

also noted, where applicable.

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 as well as the current stateof-the-art and/or current state-ofpractice that supports the need for the

particular priority area activity.

Relevant information on projects

previously funded by ACYF and/or

others, and State model are noted,

where applicable.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: This section presents the basic

set of issues that must be addressed in

the application. Typically, they relate to

project design, evaluation, and

community involvement. This section

also asks for specific information on the

proposed project. Inclusion and

discussion of these items is important

since they will be used by the reviewers

in evaluating the applications against

the evaluation criteria. Project products,

continuation of the project effort after

the Federal support ceases, and

dissemination/utilization activities, if

appropriate, are also addressed.

Project Duration: This section

specifies the maximum allowable length

of time for the project period and refers

to the amount of time for which Federal

funding is available.

Federal Share of Project Cost: This

section specifies the maximum amount

of Federal support for the project for the

first budget year.

Matching Requirement: This section

specifies the minimum non-Federal

contribution, either through cash or inkind match, required in relation to the

maximum Federal funds requested for

the project. Grantees must provide a

share of the total approved project cost.

(For the Abandoned Infants Assistance

Program, a grantee must propose at least

a 10 percent match of the total approved

project cost; for the Temporary Child

Care for Children with Disabilities and

Crisis Nurseries Program, a grantee must

propose at least a 25 percent match of

the total approved project cost.) The

total approved project cost is the sum of

the ACF share and the non-Federal

share. The non-Federal share may be

met by cash or in-kind contributions,

although applicants are encouraged to

meet the match requirements through

cash contributions. Therefore, an AIA

project requesting $450,000 in Federal

funds per budget period must include a

match of at least $50,000 (10 percent of

the total approved project cost per

budget year). For a RC/CN program

requesting $200,000 in Federal funds

per budget period must include a match

of at least $66,667 per budget year (25

percent of the total approved project

cost per budget year.)

Anticipated Number of Projects To Be

Funded: This section specifies the

number of projects that ACYF

anticipates it will fund under the

priority area.

Please note that applications that do

not comply with the specific priority

area requirements in the section on

‘‘Eligible Applicants’’ will not be

reviewed. Applicants should also note

that non-responsiveness to the section

‘‘Minimum Requirements for the Project

Design’’ will result in a low evaluation

score by the reviewers. Applicants must

clearly identify the specific priority area

under which they wish to have their

applications considered, and tailor their

applications accordingly. Previous

experience has shown that an

application which is broader and more

general in concept than outlined in the

priority area description scores lower

than one more clearly focused on, and

directly responsive to, that specific

priority area.

E. Available Funds

The ACYF intends to award new

grants resulting from this announcement

during the fourth quarter of fiscal year

1996, subject to the availability of funds.

The size of the actual awards will vary.

Each priority area description

includes information on the maximum

Federal share of the project costs and
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the anticipated number of projects to be

funded.

The term ‘‘budget period’’ refers to the

interval of time (usually 12 months) into

which a multi-year period of assistance

(project period) is divided for budgetary

and funding purposes. The term

‘‘project period’’ refers to the total time

a project is approved for support,

including any extensions.

Where appropriate, applicants may

propose project periods which are

shorter than the maximums specified in

the various priority areas. Non-Federal

share contributions may exceed the

minimums specified in the various

priority areas when the applicant is able

to do so. However, if the proposed

match exceeds the minimum

requirement, the grantee must meet its

proposed level of match support before

the end of the project period. Applicants

should propose only that non-Federal

share they can realistically provide

since any unmatched Federal funds will

be disallowed by ACF.

For multi-year projects, continued

Federal funding beyond the first budget

period is dependent upon satisfactory

performance by the grantee, availability

of funds from future appropriations and

a determination that continued funding

is in the best interest of the Government.

F. Grantee Share of Project Costs

Grantees must provide a share of the

total approved cost of the project. The

total approved cost of the project is the

sum of the ACF share and the nonFederal share. The non-Federal share

may be met by cash or in-kind

contributions, although applicants are

encouraged to meet their match

requirements through cash

contributions. For the Abandoned

Infants Assistance Program, a grantee

must propose at least a 10-percent

match of the total cost of the project; for

the Temporary Child Care for Children

with Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries

Program, a grantee must propose at least

a 25-percent match of the total cost of

the project. If approved for funding,

grantee will be held accountable for

commitments of non-Federal resources

and failure to provide the required

amount will result in a disallowance of

unmatched Federal funds.

G. Priority Areas Included in This

Announcement:

1.01a— Abandoned Infants Assistance

Renewal Service Demonstration

Projects

1.01b—Abandoned Infants Assistance

New Start Comprehensive Service

Demonstration Projects

2.01a—Temporary Child Care for

Children with Disabilities and

Chronically Ill Children

2.01b—Crisis Nurseries

H. Priority Area Descriptions and

Requirements

Abandoned Infants Assistance Program

Service Demonstration Projects (Priority

Areas 1.01a and 1.01b)

Availability and Allocation of Funds.

Total combined funding for Priority

Areas 1.01a and 1.01b for fiscal year

(FY) 1996 competitive grants under

section 101 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 670

note), is approximately $6 million.

The Administration for Children and

Families proposes to award four to eight

grants in each of the two priority areas

(1.01a and 1.01b) in varying amounts up

to $450,000 per budget year.

Applications under this announcement

will be considered for:

• Previous Service Demonstration

Projects—to provide support for the

comprehensive service programs

initially funded in FY 1990 and 1992 by

requiring documentation of continuing

need for the project; to propose ways of

improving service provision to meet the

needs of abandoned infants and young

children or those who are at risk of

abandonment and their families; and to

propose methods to continue the

program evaluation, including proposed

outcome measures, and summary

evaluative data on the current program.

Applicants applying under this priority

area should be advised this is a

competitive funding process and that

applications approved for funding will

be given a new grant number. Further,

existing award activities cannot overlap

with the new grant’s project period; and

finally, funds from the currently

existing grants cannot be expended for

new grant activities.

• New Start Service Demonstration

Projects—to establish a comprehensive

services program in jurisdictions not

already served by the Abandoned

Infants Assistance Program to meet the

needs of abandoned infants and young

children, or those who are at risk of

abandonment and their families; and to

conduct a formative evaluation for Years

I and II; and to collect information on

client outcomes in Years III and IV.

All applicants funded under Priority

Areas 1.01a and 1.10b will be required

to provide information for special

studies or evaluations funded by the

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families (ACYF).

All applicants funded under this

announcement will be required to have

a key person from the project staff and

the evaluator attend a grantees’ meeting

held annually in Washington, D.C.

The training and technical assistance

services of the National Abandoned

Infants Assistance Resource Center are

available to all applicants funded under

this announcement. All applicants are

also required to provide assurances that

they will comply with fiscal and

program reporting requirements. These

required assurances are listed later in

this program announcement.

The agency receiving the grant must

assume fiscal and administrative

responsibilities for the use of grant

funds. The role of cooperating agencies

must be explicit and supported by

letters of specified commitment to the

project. Prescribed support letters will

not be considered responsive. Also,

each application must include as a

specific goal the development of

strategies to coordinate and make

optimal use of all relevant private,

Federal, State and local resources to

establish and maintain services beyond

the life of the grant.

Background Information. Public Law

(Pub. L.) 102–236, the Abandoned

Infants Assistance Act Amendments of

1991 (the Act), amended Pub. L. 100–

505, the Abandoned Infants Act of 1988

and was signed into law December 12,

1991. The purposes of the Act are to

establish a program of demonstration

projects to prevent the abandonment in

hospitals of infants and young children,

particularly those who have been

perinatally exposed to a dangerous drug

and those with the human

immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or who

have been perinatally exposed to the

virus; to identify and address the needs

of those infants and children who are,

or might be, abandoned; to develop a

program of comprehensive services for

these children and members of the

biological family (see Definitions) for

any condition that increases the

probability of abandonment of an infant

or young child, including, but not

limited to, foster family care services,

case management services, family

support services, parenting skills, inhome support services, respite and

crisis intervention services, counseling

services and group residential home

services; and to recruit and train health

and social services personnel, foster

care families, and residential care

providers to meet the needs of

abandoned children and infants and

children who are at risk of

abandonment. The legislation also

allows for the provision of technical

assistance and training programs to

support the planning, development and

operation of the service demonstration

projects.
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Definitions: The legislation provides

definitions for three terms, i.e.,

‘‘abandoned infants and young

children,’’ ‘‘dangerous drug,’’ and

‘‘natural family.’’ The term ‘‘abandoned

infants and young children’’ retains the

definition stated in the original

legislation (Pub. L. 100–505) and means

infants and young children who are

medically cleared for discharge from

acute-care hospital settings, but who

remain hospitalized because of a lack of

appropriate out-of-hospital placement

alternatives. The terms ‘‘dangerous

drug’’ and ‘‘natural family’’ were

defined under Pub. L. 102–236. The

term ‘‘dangerous drug’’ means a

controlled substance as defined in

section 102 of the Controlled Substances

Act. Although Pub. L. 102–236 uses the

term ‘‘natural family,’’ the

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families prefers the term biological

family. Therefore, the term biological

parents/family/mother/father will be

used for the remainder of the grant

announcement. The term biological

family shall be broadly interpreted to

include biological parents,

grandparents, family members,

guardians, children residing in the

household and individuals residing in

the household on a continuing basis

who are in a care-giving situation with

respect to infants and young children

covered under this Act. (42 U.S.C. 670

note, title I, section 103.)

Statement of the Problem. Concern

continues to grow about the numbers of

infants and young children infected

with HIV/AIDS and/or exposed to drugs

during prenatal development. Also,

there is concern about an increase in the

number of women who are using illegal

drugs during pregnancy with possible

adverse consequences for their children.

In recent years, the link between

female intravenous drug users, the HIV

perinatal transmission rate and the

subsequent development of the acquired

immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in

young children has presented an

enormous challenge to pediatric health

care workers. According to the most

recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

data, there are 6,611 AIDS-infected

children under 13 years of age. That

number has more than doubled since

1992 and the problem is expected to

grow.

In 1995, 977 new cases of pediatric

AIDS were reported. While 70% of

AIDS cases among children have been

reported from a relatively small number

of States and territories—New York,

Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,

Texas, California and Puerto Rico—HIV

infection affects children in nearly all

parts of the country. Cases of pediatric

AIDS have been reported from 48 States.

(CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report,

January, 1996; AIA Factsheet, January,

1996). Women are the fastest growing

population in the AIDS epidemic. In

1992, AIDS was the fourth leading cause

of death for women of child-bearing age,

25–44 years up from fifth in 1990 and

eighth in 1987. Major studies of

congenital HIV infection indicate that

perinatal transmission rates range

between 14 and 40 percent. While new

treatments have improved the

likelihood of children being born

without the virus, an unfortunate

consequence of this is that more

children born to HIV/AIDS infected

women will be orphaned. This potential

increase of orphaned children will have

an impact on the child welfare services

system. (CDC; AIA Factsheet, 1996).

The problem of AIDS is closely

connected with perinatal substance

abuse. Fetal exposure to HIV/AIDS is

linked to maternal drug use. Mothers are

most commonly infected with HIV

through their own drug use or sexual

relations with an IV drug user. The

National Pregnancy and Health Survey

(National Institute on Drug Abuse)

reported that approximately six percent

of the four million women who gave

birth in 1992 used illicit drugs, 19

percent drank alcohol and 20 percent

smoked cigarettes during pregnancy.

About one-third of the illicit drug users

also smoked and/or drank alcohol

during pregnancy.

The risk factors for women delivering

a drug-exposed infant include poverty,

little education, poor nutrition, little or

no prenatal care, a history of sexual

and/or physical abuse and being over

25, unmarried, uninsured, on Medicaid

and having other children. Similar

characteristics exist for women at risk of

AIDS/HIV. They are economically and

socially disadvantaged; are primarily

women of color; lack access to adequate

medical care; use drugs, alcohol and

tobacco; and are at risk for sexually

transmitted diseases. Many of these

women are not even aware they are

infected with HIV until they give birth

and their babies test positive. (AIA

Factsheet, 1996)

The characteristics of women who

abandon or who are risk of abandoning

their children are similar. These women

are often struggling with: poverty,

homelessness, physically, sexually and

emotionally disruptive relationships;

HIV infection; mental illness and drug

addiction. Researchers have reported

that the average age of these mothers is

27 years old; the average number of

pregnancies is four; 64 percent of the

mothers receive no prenatal care; and 27

percent are incarcerated during their

pregnancies. Many mothers have other

children in out-of-home care; have very

little, if any, social supports; delivered

their newborns alone; and are homeless.

Additionally 45 percent of the mothers

have not graduated from high school; 62

percent receive income assistance; and

80 percent use multiple drugs. (Barth et

al., 1996)

HIV infection is relatively prevalent

in the abandoned infants population. As

many as eight percent of infants

abandoned in hospitals are reported to

be HIV infected as compared with

approximately .04 percent of all infants

in the United States who are infected

each year. Due to inconsistent testing

and confidentiality laws, this number

may underestimate the magnitude of the

problem. (James Bell Associates, 1993)

Substance abuse has also been

indicated as a significant factor in cases

of infants abandoned in hospitals.

Approximately 80 percent of these

babies are prenatally exposed to illicit

drugs as compared with between five

and approximately 11 percent of all

babies born in the United States. About

one-third of the illicit drug users

smoked tobacco and/or drank alcohol

during pregnancy. (James Bell

Associates, 1993)

Children who are HIV positive or

have AIDS are frequently ill and require

intensive and specialized care. The

delivery of services to these children is

often complicated because the children

and their families live in communities

that lack the necessary resources or

because caregivers have difficulty

accessing needed services. (Barth et al.,

1996) Further complicating the situation

is the fact that all of these children have

mothers who are HIV positive, and most

of the mothers are drug-abusers who

themselves need medical, social and

other supportive services. Returning

care to the mother may not be an option,

since the mother may be too ill herself

to care for the child.

The children living with an HIV/AIDS

infected parent in many ways require as

complex a range of services as the

infected individual. To date, little

attention has been focused on this issue.

According to the best estimates

provided by researchers thus far, the

number of such children at risk of being

orphaned by the AIDS/HIV epidemic

may reach anywhere from 80,000–

125,000 by the year 2000. (Levine, 1992)

It is vital that communities, in general,

and child welfare services, in particular,

begin to address the issues of

permanency planning for this

vulnerable population. The magnitude

of the problem and the need for

appropriate planning and services to

address this need have only recently
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been understood. Due to the episodic

nature of the disease, parents and

primary caregivers will experience a

direct impact on the continuity of care

that they must provide for their

children. The children who will be or

are orphaned by AIDS/HIV need social

services, psychological and emotional

support, medical care and the stability

of a permanent home/caregiver.

(Polineni, 1995)

Although many of these services still

need to be developed in communities,

some States have taken steps to address

permanency for these children. Several

States have enacted Standby

Guardianship Laws to allow parents to

provide for the provisional care of their

child and address the needs of both the

child and the family. The laws are

designed to be flexible to meet the

parents’ needs and may be implemented

at any designated time including a

period of illness, hospitalization or

death. Ways to provide needed services

and to eliminate the barriers to

implementing permanency for this

population need to be continually

explored. (Polineni, 1995)

Some children exposed to drugs, and

those who acquire AIDS, pose

challenging medical and behavioral

problems. Their neurological deficits

and developmental delays can prove

very trying for caregivers. Biological and

foster parents, relatives, adoptive

parents and other caretakers often need

special training and supportive services

to help them meet the children’s needs

and to provide respite for the caretakers

themselves.

Achieving permanency for such

children is typically slow and complex.

Some parents may be motivated to keep

the child, but not to change their

behaviors; other parents may be

motivated to change their behaviors, but

are incapable of accessing the

appropriate services on their own or of

maintaining improved behaviors in their

current environment. The assistance

required to address the service needs of

the parent may be fragmented among

many different agencies. Some services

may not be readily available. Some,

such as drug treatment, may not be

readily available for pregnant women.

Some services may not be culturally

sensitive, and others may not be entirely

appropriate to the client’s needs.

If permanency is to be achieved early

in the life of the developing child,

intensive efforts must be made with the

family to determine its suitability to

care for the child. If that is not possible,

steps must be taken toward constructive

long-term solutions to provide

permanency for the child. Toward these

ends, systematic action must be taken to

obtain and deliver a comprehensive set

of services to the biological and/or foster

or adoptive family and the child.

A number of discretionary programs

within ACYF and throughout the

Department of Health and Human

Services fund projects which are related

to the issues addressed by this

announcement. A brief description of

these programs with the name of a

contact person is attached in Appendix

IV. Prospective applicants for Priority

Areas 1.01a and 1.01b must, if

applicable, include these existing

programs in the service network

proposed and provide a description of

the proposed networking activities.

Emphasis on Coordination. All New

Start Service Demonstration Project

applicants should utilize an existing

consortium or develop a consortium or

other coordinating entity for the

purpose of carrying out the project

funded under this announcement. The

consortium may include public health,

child welfare, substance abuse treatment

and other relevant human services

agencies. To the extent possible,

applicants are encouraged to formalize

working relationships with the police

and courts; mental health,

developmental disabilities, Head Start,

and special education providers,

community-based maternal and child

health programs; and community parent

education and parent support programs,

including in-home visiting, respite care

and housing assistance in the

community. Plans for coordinating joint

medical-social service case

management, outstationing child

welfare staff at hospitals where large

numbers of at-risk infants are being

delivered, or other methods to be used

to bring about comprehensive service

delivery should be described in the

application and supported by

documentation.

All currently funded grantees seeking

new grant funding should continue to

use their existing consortia. These

grantees shall: (1) describe ways in

which the consortium can be expanded,

if possible, or changed, if necessary; and

(2) demonstrate how the consortium has

improved communication and working

relationships between and among

community agencies in coordinating

services for this target population.

1.01a. Previous Service Demonstration

Projects

Eligible Applicants: The 15

comprehensive service demonstration

grantees initially funded in fiscal year

1990 and the four service

demonstrations funded initially in FY

1992.

Fifteen service demonstration projects

initially funded in FY 1990 under

Section 101, Pub. L. 100–505 and four

service demonstrations projects initially

funded in FY 1992 under Pub. L. 102–

236 are eligible for new grants under

this priority area. Applicants must show

progress and accomplishments to date

on the original goals and objectives of

their current grant.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: Applications submitted under

this priority area are to include

approaches/strategies to organize, make

accessible and implement a

comprehensive set of services to:

• Prevent the abandonment of infants

and young children, including the

provision of services to members of the

biological family to address any

condition that increases the probability

of abandonment of an infant or young

child;

• Prevent the subsequent

abandonment of infants and young

children when they return to their

homes;

• Assist abandoned infants and young

children to reside with their biological

families, relatives or foster and adoptive

families, as appropriate, and to include

the provision of respite care as needed.

Short-term, transitional residential care

services for small groups of infants or

young children may be provided. For

these services, however, it must be

shown that the placements are

necessary because a sufficient number

of families cannot be recruited and

trained to provide foster family care for

abandoned infants and young children

in the community or that such

placements are in the best interests of

the child. Proposals including

residential care services will be

considered only if that component is

part of and integral to a larger system of

services directed toward achieving

permanency for the children; and only

if the residential services are designed

to be transitional (i.e., three to six

months) to a permanent placement. The

proposal may not include the costs of

construction or other major structural

changes for facilities.

Previous grantees must include an

outcome analysis of prior evaluation(s).

Applicants are encouraged to revise or

to expand their goals and objectives

based on a review of the development

and implementation of the program. The

review should include an assessment of

the effectiveness of the approaches and

intervention strategies initially

proposed. If revised approaches were

used, they should also be assessed for

their effectiveness. This process should

also include an assessment of problems

in program implementation and a
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discussion of the proposed improved

strategies to address those barriers.

In developing a broad and

comprehensive approach, potential

grantees should consider the wide range

of assistance needed by the target

population including parenting skills;

supportive, therapeutic services;

housing and transportation; health care

and drug and alcohol treatment. Infants

exposed to drugs and AIDS/HIV often

need specialized health care and

therapeutic intervention to assist them

in their physical and cognitive

development.

Section 101 (a)(8) of Pub. L. 102–236

requires projects to demonstrate

methods through model programs of

providing health, education and social

services at a single site in a geographic

area in which a significant number of

infants and young children affected by

drugs and HIV/AIDS reside. To the

extent possible, applicants should

develop a program of service delivery

that provides these services at a single

site. If not, provide an explanation how

these services will be readily accessible

to the client families.

Based on several years of experience

in implementing services programs

targeted for families at risk of

abandonment, there are several

strategies/approaches that can be

considered successful in working with

the target population. Potential

applicants are encouraged to consider

these strategies in the proposed program

implementation. They include:

• Interagency Collaboration—

Services to the target population need to

be comprehensive and seamless and

require more resources than any single

agency can provide. Interagency

collaboration coordinates service

development and funding between

multiple agencies serving the same

population.

• Intervention Teams—These teams

bring together professionals from a

variety of disciplines in the planning

and delivery of services. An

interdisciplinary team provides a

variety of service perspectives and a

more holistic assessment of needs and a

more complete treatment plan.

• Peer Services—Peer staff have

backgrounds and experiences similar to

the clients and serve as a bridge

between the client and professional

worlds. Peer staff are more accessible

and less threatening to the clients and

can establish more trusting and more

supportive relationships.

• Home-based Services—Educational,

supportive and therapeutic services are

provided in the client’s home and can

improve client assessment and service

provision by giving a fuller

understanding of the client’s

circumstances. Further, lack of

transportation and child care create

serious barriers to agency-based

services.

• Culturally Appropriate and

Women-focused Services—This

emphasis enables the services to be

provided in an environment that

acknowledges, reflects and respects the

cultural and ethnic influences of the

client population and recognizes the

needs that particularly affect women.

• Coordinated Medical and Social

Service Case Management—These case

management services aid in the timely

discharge of infants and reduce

medically unnecessary hospital days

and expedite hospital discharges to the

most family-like settings.

• Legal, Policy and Program

Development—These services provide

permanency for HIV-affected children

and to help keep children orphaned by

AIDS from entering the child welfare

system.

Other strategies/approaches potential

applicants are encouraged to consider

are options regarding family mediation

and voluntary relinquishment. These

techniques are useful in establishing

permanency for children after it has

been decided that targeted infants and

children cannot return home.

• Family Mediation—This is a

voluntary, non-coercive negotiation

process facilitated by a neutral, thirdparty. The goal of mediation is to

encourage birth parent(s), extended

relatives and foster/adoptive parents to

cooperate in making decision that

reflect the best interests of the child.

Mediation empowers the biological

parent(s) and recognizes the need of the

child to maintain family ties.

• Relinquishment—This is a

voluntary process of transferring

parental rights to an authorized child

welfare agency and is usually a frontend approach that occurs prior to court

involvement.

The application must include an

assurance of a third party evaluation of

the project. In order to evaluate the

competence of the third-party evaluator

and to assure that the evaluation

methodology and design are

appropriate, the third party evaluator

must write the evaluation section of the

application. This means that the

evaluator must be selected as soon as

possible after an applicant has decided

to compete for a demonstration project.

In selecting an evaluator, applicants are

reminded that it is a regulatory

requirement to encourage maximum free

and open competition, using the

applicant’s own procurement policies

and procedures. The application must

indicate whether the third party

evaluator was competitively selected, or

whether the applicant is proposing a

sole source contract for the evaluator.

Sole source procurements must be fully

justified in the application. For those

applicants who plan to continue the

services of their current third party

evaluator, the applicant must include in

the application a sole source

justification for review, by the program

office and the Division of Discretionary

Grants, ACF.

The evaluation component of the

application should include methods of

collecting descriptive data on the

characteristics of the clients served and

the services provided; and measures of

client outcomes. In developing the

evaluation component, applicants are

required to collect outcome data on the

following:

• Substance abuse treatment and

recovery;

• Target infant/child characteristics,

including gestational age, birth weight,

HIV status at birth/15 months, drug

screen results;

• Target infant/child placement

status—at program intake, 12 months

after enrollment in the program and at

termination;

• Client termination—child

placement status at 12 months after

leaving the program.

Additionally, the applicants are

required to collect data on the following

outcomes. Applicants are strongly

encouraged, although not required to

use the suggested data collection

instruments indicated:

• Child development and well-being

at program intake and 12 months after

enrollment. Data should also be

collected on child injuries,

hospitalizations or death following case

openings. Suggested instruments

include: Bayley Scale of Infant

Development; Brazelton Neonatal

Behavioral Assessment Scale; Denver

Developmental Screening Test; Infant

Behavior Questionnaire; and Child

Well-Being Scales.

• Client satisfaction at three, six,

twelve months and termination.

Suggested instruments include: Client

Feedback and Customer Satisfaction

Survey.

In addition to the required data

elements, applicants are encouraged,

but not required to collect data on the

following elements. Suggested data

collection instruments are also

included:

• Parenting skills—Suggested

instruments: Parental Outcomes

Interview; Knowledge of Chid

Development Questionnaire;
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• Parent (caregiver) child

interaction—Suggested instruments:

Parental Outcomes Involvement Scale;

Parent-Child Early Relational

Assessment; and

• Cost Benefit—Discussion of a how

the project reduces the financial burden

on community services, e.g., reduction

in the number of days of hospitalization.

Successful applicants will be asked to

submit descriptive data on the clients

served and the services provided

annually to the National AIA Resource

Center. Timeframes for the submission

of data on outcome measures will be

negotiated within six months after grant

award.

Applicants are required to have, at a

minimum, a key staff person from the

project and the evaluator will attend the

annual 2–3 day grantees’ meeting in

Washington, D.C. The applicant is

further required to participate in any

evaluation effort supported by ACYF.

Project Duration: The length of the

renewal project period for the

competing service demonstration

grantees may not exceed 48 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: Grant

amounts will vary and range up to

$450,000 for each of four years. The

dollar amount requested must be fully

justified and documented. The

justification can include various

community-specific factors related to

substance abuse and perinatal exposure

to drugs or HIV. For example, the

applicant might include information on

the rate of illegal drug use by women of

child-bearing age; the rate of HIV

positive women giving birth; the

number of known drug users; the rate or

number of infants who have a positive

toxicology screen. The size of a prior

grant award is not, in and of itself,

adequate justification to request the

same amount under this announcement.

Renewal applicants must commit no

less that 10% of the total approved

project cost for the evaluation

component. For example, a $450,000

grant award with a $50,000 match

should commit no less than $50,000

annually to the evaluation effort or a

total of no less than $200,000 during the

entire project period.

Matching Requirement: Grantees must

provide at least 10 percent of the total

approved cost of the project. The total

approved cost of the project is the sum

of the ACF share and the non-Federal

share. The non-Federal share may be

met by cash or in-kind contributions,

although applicants are encouraged to

meet their match requirements through

cash contributions. Therefore, a project

requesting a total of $1,800,000 in

Federal funds for all four project years

(based on an award of $450,000 per

budget year), must include a match of at

least $200,000 (10 percent of total

approved project costs, i.e., $50,000 per

budget period).

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that four to

eight projects will be funded.

Length of Proposal: The length of the

proposal is limited to 75 pages,

including all preprinted pages, and

budget narrative, but exclusive of

appendices.

1.01b. New Start Comprehensive

Service Demonstration Projects

Eligible Applicants: Any State, local

public or nonprofit agency or

organization including accredited

colleges and universities. Applicants in

jurisdictions in which there currently

does not exist a program funded under

the Abandoned Infants Assistance

Program will be considered under this

priority area. Applicants from localities

in which projects are currently

operating (see Appendix A) will not be

considered as the purpose of this

priority area is to establish

comprehensive service projects in new

localities. Exceptions to this may be

considered for large metropolitan areas,

that is, cities with a population over

1,000,000.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: Under this priority area

applications will be considered which

are designed to organize, make

accessible, and implement a

comprehensive set of services to:

• Prevent the abandonment in

hospitals of infants and young children,

including the provision of services to

members of the biological family for any

condition that increases the probability

of abandonment of an infant or young

child;

• Prevent the subsequent

abandonment of infants and young

children after they have returned home

with their parent(s);

• Assist abandoned infants and

children to reside with their biological

families, relatives or foster and adoptive

families, as appropriate, including the

use of respite care programs. Short-term,

transitional residential care services for

small groups of infants or young

children may be provided. For these

services, however, it must be shown that

a sufficient number of families cannot

be recruited and trained to provide

foster care for abandoned infants or

young children in the community, or

that such placements are in the best

interests of the child. Proposals which

include residential care services will be

considered only if that component is

part of and integral to a larger system of

services directed toward achieving

permanency for the children; and only

if the residential services are designed

to be transitional (i.e., three to six

months) to a permanent placement.

These applications may not include the

costs of construction or other major

structural changes for facilities.

In order to assure that consideration

is given to the widest range of possible

interests for program development,

applicants must consider the broad

range of possible circumstances

confronting at-risk parents in the target

community, including the following:

• Before pregnancy: educational

services on family planning, preconception counseling and prenatal

care, emphasizing the dangers of

substance abuse, and other issues

related to the prevention of

abandonment;

• During pregnancy: sensitizing all

programs in the community to the

importance of recognizing drug abuse

during pregnancy and providing

voluntary services as often as possible;

• Pregnant women in trouble where

drug use is a factor: women who are

arrested, victims of domestic violence,

or reported to protective services for

child maltreatment need special

attention;

• Women from high drug use areas

seeking prenatal care, or entering a

hospital for delivery;

• Parents of infants who must remain

in the hospital for any medical reasons

related to HIV or possible drug

involvement; or

• Families with drug exposed infants

and young children in need of support

programs.

Applicants for a comprehensive

service project under this priority may

include training activities as a part of

the project.

In developing a broad and

comprehensive approach, potential

grantees should consider the wide range

of assistance needed by the target

population including, parenting and

supportive, therapeutic services;

housing and transportation; health care

and drug and alcohol treatment. Infants

exposed to drugs and AIDS/HIV often

need specialized health care and

therapeutic intervention to assist them

in their physical and cognitive

development.

Section 101 (a)(8) of Pub. L. 102–236

requires projects to demonstrate

methods through model programs of

providing health, education and social

services at a single site in a geographic

area in which a significant number of

infants and young children affected by

drugs or HIV/AIDS reside. To the extent

possible, applicants should consider the

possibility of providing these services at
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a single site. If not, provide an

explanation how these services will be

accessible to the clients.

Based on several years of experience

in implementing services programs

targeted for families at risk of

abandonment, there are several

strategies/approaches that can be

considered successful in working with

the target population. Potential

applicants are encouraged to consider

these strategies in the proposed program

implementation. They include:

• Interagency Collaboration—

Services to the target population need to

be comprehensive and seamless and

require more resources than any single

agency can provide. Interagency

collaboration coordinates service

development and funding between

multiple agencies serving the some

population.

• Intervention Teams—These teams

bring together professionals from a

variety of disciplines in the planning

and delivery of services. An

interdisciplinary team provides a

variety of service perspectives and a

more holistic assessment of needs and a

more complete treatment plan.

• Peer Services—Peer staff have

backgrounds and experiences similar to

the clients and serve as a bridge

between the client and professional

worlds. Peer staff are more accessible

and less threatening to the clients and

can establish more trusting and more

supportive relationships.

• Home-based Services—Educational,

supportive and therapeutic services are

provided in the client’s home and can

improve client assessment and service

provision by giving a fuller

understanding of the client’s

circumstances. Further, lack of

transportation and child care create

serious barriers to agency-based

services.

• Culturally Appropriate and

Women-focused Services—This

emphasis enables the services to be

provided in an environment that

acknowledges, reflects and respects the

cultural and ethnic influences of the

client population and recognizes the

needs that particularly affect women.

• Coordinated Medical and Social

Service Case Management—These case

management services aid in the timely

discharge of infants and reduce

medically unnecessary hospital days

and expedite hospital discharges to the

most family-like settings.

• Legal, Policy and Program

Development—These services provide

permanency for HIV-affected children

and to help keep children orphaned by

AIDS from entering the child welfare

system.

Other strategies/approaches potential

applicants are encouraged to consider

are options regarding family mediation

and voluntary relinquishment. These

techniques are useful in establishing

permanency for children after it has

been decided that targeted infants and

children cannot return home.

• Family Mediation—This is a

voluntary, non-coercive negotiation

process facilitated by a neutral, thirdparty. The goal of mediation is to

encourage birth parent(s), extended

relatives and foster/adoptive parents to

cooperate in making decisions that

reflect the best interests of the child.

Mediation empowers the biological

parent(s) and recognizes the need of a

the child to maintain family ties.

• Relinquishment—This is a

voluntary process of transferring

parental rights to an authorized child

welfare agency and is usually a frontend approach that occurs prior to court

involvement.

Each service demonstration project

must propose to carry out a third-party

evaluation as an integral part of the

demonstration effort. In order to

evaluate the competence of the thirdparty evaluator and to assure that the

evaluation methodology and design are

appropriate, the third party evaluator

must write the evaluation section of the

application. This means that the

evaluator must be selected as soon as

possible after an applicant has decided

to compete for a demonstration project.

In selecting an evaluator, applicants are

reminded that ACF encourages

maximum free and open competition,

using the applicant’s own procurement

policies and procedures. The

application must indicate whether the

third party evaluator was competitively

selected, or whether the applicant is

proposing a sole source contract for the

evaluator. Sole source requests must be

fully justified in the application.

Applicants under this priority area

should consider a tiered evaluation

plan: (1) to collect formative evaluation

data and (2) to collect data on outcome

measures as the information becomes

available. The application should

address both aspects even though

process data may be the only reportable

data available during Years I and II of

the project. The evaluation component

of the application should include

methods of collecting descriptive data

on the characteristics of the clients

served and the services provided. This

evaluation should be designed to collect

systematic data to answer questions

such as the following: What are the

characteristics of families who abandon

children? What are the service needs of

children/mothers/fathers/families of

drug exposed infants? Of HIV positive

infants? What are the barriers to

comprehensive case management and to

the coordination of service delivery?

What changes have been most helpful in

improving the delivery of services?

What changes/improvements have there

been in the child’s well-being and/or

child’s development? What changes

have there been in the family’s stability

and ability to function? What are the

permanency outcomes for children?

In developing the outcome measures

component of the evaluation, applicants

be required to collect outcome data on

the following:

• Substance abuse treatment and

recovery;

• Target infant/child characteristics,

including gestational age, birth weight,

HIV status at birth/15 months, drug

screen results;

• Target infant/child placement

status—at program intake, 12 months

after enrollment in the program and at

termination;

• Client termination—child

placement status at 12 months after

leaving the program.

Additionally, the applicants will be

required to collect data on the following

outcomes. Applicants are strongly

encouraged, although not required to

use the suggested data collection

instruments indicated:

• Child development and well-being

at program intake and 12 months after

enrollment. Data should also be

collected on child injuries,

hospitalizations or death following case

openings. Suggested instruments

include: Bayley Scale of Infant

Development; Brazelton Neonatal

Behavioral Assessment Scale; Denver

Developmental Screening Test; Infant

Behavior Questionnaire; and Child

Well-Being Scales.

• Client satisfaction at three, six,

twelve months and termination.

Suggested instruments include: Client

Feedback and Customer Satisfaction

Survey.

In addition to the required data

elements, applicants are encouraged,

but not required to collect data on the

following elements. Suggested data

collection instruments are also

included:

• Parenting skills—Suggested

instruments: Parental Outcomes

Interview; Knowledge of Child

Development Questionnaire;

• Parent (caregiver) child

interaction—Suggested instruments:

Parental Outcomes Involvement Scale;

Parent-Child Early Relational

Assessment; and

• Cost Benefit—Discussion of how

the project reduces the financial burden
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on community services, e.g., reduction

in the number of days of hospitalization.

Successful applicants will be required

to submit descriptive data on the clients

served and the services provided

annually to the National AIA Resource

Center. Timeframes for the submission

of data on outcome measures will be

negotiated within six months after grant

award.

Applicants are required to have, at a

minimum, a key staff person from the

project and the evaluator will attend the

annual 2–3 day grantees’ meeting in

Washington, D.C. The applicant is

further required to participate in any

evaluation effort supported by ACYF.

Project Duration: The project period

may not exceed 48 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share is $450,000 per

budget year. However, applicants are

strongly encouraged to construct the

budget request judiciously. Factors to be

considered include the population of

the area to be served; the extent of

maternal substance abuse in the target

area; the number of drug-exposed

infants; the number of women with

AIDS or women who are HIV positive in

the target area; the number of reports/

referrals to social service agencies of

babies born with illegal substances in

their system. For example, a city which

currently receives a $450,000 grant per

budget year under this legislation has

the following profile: a population of 2–

3 million; 20 percent of newborns have

been pre-natally exposed to drugs; 2,000

reported allegations of child

maltreatment involving infants in

substance-abusing families are received

annually; approximately 350–375

women with AIDS living in the

jurisdiction; an estimated 2,500–3,000

HIV positive women and between 700–

800 HIV positive children; and an

annual projected number of 500

children born who are HIV-positive.

Each applicant should compare

statistics from its area to the example

city and develop its budget request

accordingly. This profile does not

necessarily exclude an application from

a jurisdiction of smaller size receiving

the maximum Federal amount.

However, an applicant from a smallersized jurisdiction must provide

adequate justification that the

community’s experience with drug

exposed and/or HIV-positive infants is

severe enough to warrant the maximum

Federal amount.

Applicants under this priority area

must commit no less than five percent

of the total project cost for the

evaluation component. For example, a

$450,000 grant award with a $50,000

match should commit no less than

$25,000 annually to the evaluation effort

or no less than a total of $100,000

during the project period. Applicants

are encouraged to increase the financial

commitment to evaluation in Year III

and IV.

Matching Requirement: Grantees must

provide at least 10 percent of the total

approved cost of the project. The total

approved cost of the project is the sum

of the ACF share and the non-Federal

share. The non-Federal share may be

met by cash or in-kind contributions,

although applicants are encouraged to

meet their match requirements through

cash contributions. Therefore, a project

requesting a total of $1,800,000 in

Federal funds for all four project years

(based on an award of $450,000 per

budget year), must include a match of at

least $200,000 (10 percent of total

approved project costs, i.e., $50,000 per

budget period).

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that four to

eight projects will be funded.

Length of Proposal: The length of the

proposal is limited to 75 pages,

including all preprinted pages, and

budget narrative, but exclusive of

appendices.

Temporary Child Care for Children With

Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries

Program

The Temporary Child Care for

Children With Disabilities and Crisis

Nurseries Program provides

demonstration grants to States to assist

private and public agencies in

developing temporary child care (respite

care) for children with disabilities and

crisis nurseries for children at risk of

child abuse and neglect.

Purpose. To support States in their

efforts to assist private and public

agencies in developing two types of

services:

• In-home or out-of-home temporary

non-medical child care (respite care) for

children with disabilities and children

with chronic or terminal illnesses,

including children with AIDS or AIDSrelated conditions (priority area 2.01a);

and,

• Crisis nurseries for abused and

neglected children, children at risk of

abuse and neglect, or children in

families receiving protective services

(priority area 2.01b).

Special attention should be paid in

both priority areas to the needs of drugaffected infants.

Eligible Applicants. Only State

agencies designated by the Governor of

the State to carry out programs funded

under the Temporary Child Care for

Children With Disabilities and Crisis

Nurseries Act of 1986, as amended (42

U.S.C. 5117 et seq.) are eligible to apply.

Other State agencies carrying out similar

programs but not designated by the

Governor of the State are ineligible.

States which have never been

awarded funds under the Temporary

Child Care for Children With

Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act of

1986, as amended are encouraged to

apply.

States, including those currently

receiving financial assistance under

these programs, may apply under each

priority area described below. A

separate application, however, must be

submitted under each priority area.

Only one application per State may be

submitted under each priority area.

Applications must clearly indicate

whether they are being submitted under

2.01a, Temporary Child Care for

Children With Disabilities and

Chronically Ill Children, or 2.01b, Crisis

Nurseries.

42 U.S.C. Section 5117a: Temporary

Child Care for Children With Disabilities

and Chronically Ill Children (Priority

Area 2.01a)

Background

The Act authorizes temporary child

care programs for children with

disabilities and requires applicants

seeking temporary child care funds to

define disabilities using the definition

in the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act:

* * * The term children with disabilities

means children—(A)(i) with mental

retardation, hearing impairments including

deafness, speech or language impairments,

visual impairments including blindness,

serious emotional disturbance, orthopedic

impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury,

other health impairments, or specific

learning disabilities; and (ii) who, by reason

thereof, need special education and related

services.

(B) The term ‘‘children with disabilities’’

for children aged 3 to 5, inclusive, may at a

State’s discretion, include children—(i)

experiencing developmental delays, as

defined by the State and as measured by

appropriate diagnostic instruments and

procedures, in one or more of the following

areas: physical development, cognitive

development, communication development,

social or emotional development, or adaptive

development; and,

(ii) who, by reason thereof; need special

education and related services * * * (Public

Law 102–119)

The purpose of establishing a

temporary child care program (also

known as respite care) for children with

disabilities or who are chronically or

terminally ill is to alleviate social,

economic, and financial stress among

the families of such children. Such care

provides the families or primary
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caregivers with periods of temporary

relief from the pressures of the

demanding child care routine, thus

preventing severe family stress.

The following components may be

included in respite care projects:

• 24-hour services;

• Access to primary medical services;

• Referral to counseling/therapy

services;

• Staff training, including child

abuse/neglect reporting responsibilities;

• Public awareness programs; and

• Collaborative efforts involving this

project in the state’s strategic plan and

implementation of family support and

family preservation services.

42 U.S.C. Section 5117b: Crisis

Nurseries (Priority Area 2.01b)

Background

A crisis nursery is defined in section

42 U.S.C. Section 5117c(d) to mean a

center providing temporary emergency

services and care for children. Crisis

nurseries are child care facilities which

protect children by providing a safe

environment at a time when the chances

of neglect or abuse in the home are

increased.

The programs offer parents the option

of ‘‘time out’’ as a preventive measure

in reducing the incidence of child

maltreatment. They are designed to: (1)

develop a safe environment as a

resource for children at risk of abuse; (2)

deliver non-punitive, non-threatening

services as a resource to caregivers of atrisk children; and (3) utilize existing

community-based services to further

diminish the potential for the

maltreatment of children in families

experiencing crisis. Services funded

under 42 U.S.C. Section 5117b must be

provided without fee and may be

provided for a maximum of 30 days in

any year. Crisis nurseries must also

provide referral to support services.

The following components may be

included in crisis nursery projects:

• 24-hour services;

• Referral to counseling/therapy

services, including out-of-home

placement (when appropriate);

• Access to primary medical services;

• Staff training, including child

abuse/neglect reporting responsibilities;

• Public awareness programs;

• Community-based efforts to

improve the well-being of children and

families; and

• Collaborative efforts involving this

project in the state’s strategic plan and

implementation of family support and

family preservation services.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design

In order to successfully compete

under one or both of these priority areas

the following items must be included in

the proposal. The applicant should:

• Provide a letter addressed to the

Commissioner, Administration on

Children, Youth and Families, and

signed by the Governor which certifies

that the State agency applying for

funding is the State agency designated

to carry out programs funded under 42

U.S.C. Sections 5117a and 5117b of the

Temporary Child Care for Children With

Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act.

• Provide a budget which contains an

estimate of the proposed costs of

developing, implementing, and

evaluating the program.

• Provide documentation of the

State’s commitment to develop a State

plan for coordination among agencies

carrying out programs and activities

provided by the State pursuant to a

temporary child care grant under 42

U.S.C. Section 5117a. Documentation of

formalized coordinated efforts with

other agencies should also be provided.

(Section 5117c(a)(1)(A)(v))

• Describe collaborative efforts with

programs funded through the Child Care

and Development Block Grant.

• Describe collaborative efforts with

other family preservation and/or

support programs including how the

project(s) funded under this program

will be family-centered and

incorporated into the integrated service

system planned under the Family

Preservation and Family Support

program authorized in Title IV–B,

Subpart 2 of the Social Security Act.

• Describe collaborative efforts with

other private and public agencies or

organizations in providing services to

developmentally disabled children and

their families.

• Describe the proposed State

program to assist private and public

agencies or organizations in providing

in-home or out-of-home temporary, nonmedical care to children with

disabilities and children with chronic or

terminal illnesses, including drugrelated conditions and children with

AIDS or AIDS-related conditions, or

crisis nurseries for abused and neglected

children.

(1) If the State has previously received

an award under this statute, describe the

types of services being provided and the

geographical sites served utilizing these

funds.

(2) If the funds being requested would

be used to enhance services previously

or currently supported under this

statute, substantial detailed

documentation must be provided on the

increased need for services such as the

existence of waiting lists or an increase

in the population of the geographical

area.

(3) If the funds being requested would

be used to expand services to

geographical sites not previously or

currently supported under this statute,

describe the process that was used or

will be used to select the sites.

Particularly encouraged are sites which

would serve homeless families, families

living in public housing projects,

American Indian communities, other

minority families, or families with

teenaged parents.

• Describe how the funds awarded

will impact on past, current and future

services and detail the mechanisms for

measuring the proposed outcomes to be

derived with these funds.

• Describe the services to be

provided, the agencies and

organizations that would provide the

services and the criteria that would be

employed in the selection of children

and families for participation in the

project. (42 U.S.C. Section

5117c(a)(1)(A)(i))

• Describe State plans for the

submission of an annual report to the

Secretary evaluating the programs that

are funded, including information on

costs, number of participants, impact on

family stability, incidence of child

abuse and neglect and such other

information as the Secretary may

require. Describe fully how this

requirement would be met and

specifically describe how the data

required to conduct this evaluation and

to generate the information would be

collected. (42 U.S.C. Section 5117c(c))

• Describe a plan for dissemination of

the results of the programs and projects

funded under the Act. (42 U.S.C.

Section 5117c(a)(1)(A)(iii))

• Discuss plans for continuation of

the program after the federally funded

project period has ended.

• Provide assurances and adequate

budget funds to enable at least one key

person from the State agency and one

key person from each service provider

site receiving funds from the grant to

attend an annual three day conference

in Washington, D.C.

• Provide assurances that travel to

these conferences would not be subject

to any limitations on travel which may

be imposed by the State on its

employees.

• Provide the following assurances as

required by statute:

(1) That not more than 5 percent of

the funds made available under each

section of the Act would be used for

State administrative costs.
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(2) That projects funded by the State

would be of sufficient size, scope and

quality to achieve the objectives of the

program.

(3) That, in the distribution of funds

under the Temporary Child Care

program, the State would give priority

consideration to agencies and

organizations which have experience in

working with disabled, terminally ill,

and chronically ill children and their

families and which serve communities

which demonstrate the greatest need for

such services.

(4) That, in the distribution of funds

under the Crisis Nurseries program, the

State would give priority consideration

to agencies and organizations with

experience in working with abused or

neglected children and their families; in

working with children at high risk of

abuse and neglect and their families;

and in serving communities which

demonstrate the greatest need for such

services.

(5) That Federal funds made available

under these programs would be used to

supplement and, to the extent

practicable, increase the amount of State

and local funds available for these

purposes, and in no case supplant such

State or local funds.

(6) That the State would use the

definition of children with disabilities

found in Public Law 102–119, the

Individuals with Disabilities Education

Act, in implementing programs under

the Temporary Child Care program.

(7) That all agencies and organizations

funded under the Temporary Child Care

for Children with Disabilities program

would provide child care only on a

sliding fee scale with hourly and daily

rates.

(8) That the services provided under

the Crisis Nurseries program would be

provided without fee and for a

maximum of 30 days in any year.

Availability and Allocation of Funds

The Administration for Children,

Youth and Families proposes to award

approximately 12 new grants (6 in

priority area 2.01a and 6 in priority area

2.01b), in fiscal year 1996 in varying

amounts up to $200,000 for the first 12

month budget period. Awards for

subsequent budget periods may be

granted in amounts up to and/or

exceeding $200,000 should such funds

become available.

Applications for continuation grants

funded under this program beyond the

first year’s budget period, but within the

total project period, will be entertained

in subsequent years on a noncompetitive basis, subject to a

determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

Federal government and the availability

of funds.

In addition, non-competitive funding

for subsequent years will be based on a

program staff review of project status

and performance, and evidence that the

program is part of an integrated system

of services described in an approved

State plan as mandated by Title IV–B,

Subpart 2, of the Social Security Act,

pursuant to the Family Preservation and

Family Support program.

Federal Share of Project Costs

The Federal share may not exceed

$200,000 for the first 12 month budget

period. The Federal share for a 3-year

project period is anticipated at

approximately $600,000.

The term ‘‘budget period’’ refers to the

interval of time (usually 12 months) into

which a multi-year period of assistance

(project period) is divided for budgetary

and funding purposes. The term

‘‘project period’’ refers to the total time

a project is approved for support,

including any extensions.

Matching or Cost Sharing Requirements

The applicant must provide at least 25

percent of the total approved project.

The total approved project cost is the

sum of the ACYF share and the nonFederal share. The non-Federal share

may be cash or in-kind contributions,

although applicants are encouraged to

meet their match requirements through

cash contributions.

To determine the correct proportions

of Federal and non-Federal share

required under this priority area you

should:

Divide your proposed ACYF Federal share

by 3. Example: $50,000 (Federal) divided by

3 equals $16,667 (non-Federal). $50,000 plus

$16,667 equals $66,667 which is the total

approved project cost.

Non-Federal share contributions may

exceed the minimum specified when

the applicant is able to do so. An

applicant should ensure the availability

of any amount proposed as match prior

to including it in the budget. The nonFederal share must be met by a grantee

during the life of the project. Otherwise,

ACF will disallow any unmatched

Federal funds.

Project Duration

The length of the project may not

exceed 36 months.

Length of Proposal

The length of the proposal is limited

to 60 pages, including all preprinted

forms and appendices. Refer to part II

for more information regarding proposal

requirements and limitations.

Part III. Instructions for the

Development and Submission of

Applications

This part contains information and

instructions for submitting applications

in response to this announcement.

Application forms are provided along

with a checklist for assembling an

application package. Please copy and

use these forms in submitting an

application.

Potential applicants should read this

section carefully in conjunction with

the information contained within the

specific priority area under which the

application is to be submitted. The

priority area descriptions are in Part II.

A. Required Notification of the State

Single Point of Contact

The Abandoned Infants Program and

Temporary Child Care for Children with

Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries

Program are 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.

As of January, 1996, the following

jurisdictions have elected not to

participate in the Executive Order

process. Applicants from these

jurisdictions or for projects

administered by Federally-recognized

Indian Tribes need take no action in

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

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,

Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota,

Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,

Virginia, Washington, American Samoa,

and Palau.

All remaining jurisdictions participate

in the Executive Order process and have

established State Single Point of Contact

(SPOCs). Applicants from participating

jurisdictions should contact their SPOCs

as soon as possible to alert them of the

prospective application and receive

instructions. Applicants must submit

any required material to the SPOCs as

soon as possible so that the program

office can obtain and review SPOC

comments as part of the review process.

The applicant must submit all required

materials, if any, to the SPOC and

indicate the date of this submittal (or

the date of contact if no submittal is

required) on the Standard Form 424,

item 16a.

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

has 60 days from the application

deadline to comment on proposed new

or competing continuation awards.
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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, Mail Stop 6C–462,

Washington, D.C. 20447.

A list of the Single Points of Contact

for each State and Territory is included

as Appendix B of this announcement.

B. Deadline for Submission of

Applications

The closing time and date for the

receipt of applications is 4:30 p.m.

(Eastern Time Zone) on [insert 60 days

after publication in the Federal

Register]. Applications MUST BE

RECEIVED by 4:30 p.m. on that day.

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, Division of Discretionary

Grants, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW,

Mail Stop 6C–462, Washington, DC

20447, Attention: llll (Reference

Announcement Number and Priority

Area). Applicants are responsible for

mailing applications well in advance,

when using the 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 before

the deadline date, between the hours of

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the U.S.

Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor

Loading Dock, Aerospace Center, 901 D

Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024

between Monday and Friday (excluding

Federal Holidays). Applicants are

cautioned that express/overnight mail

services do not always deliver as agreed.

ACF cannot accommodate

transmission of applications by fax or

through other electronic media.

Therefore, applications transmitted to

ACF electronically will not be accepted

regardless of date or time of submission

and time of receipt.

Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria stated

above are considered late applications.

ACF shall notify each late applicant that

its application will not be considered in

the current competition.

Extension of Deadlines: ACF may be

extended the deadline for all applicants

because of acts of God such as floods,

hurricanes, etc., or when there is a

widespread disruption of the mail.

However, if ACF does not extend the

deadline for all applicants, it may not

waive or extend the deadline for any

applicants.

C. Instructions for Preparing the

Application and Completing

Application Forms

The SF 424, 424A, 424B, and

certifications have been reprinted for

your convenience in preparing the

application. See Appendix A. You

should reproduce single-sided copies of

these forms from the reprinted forms in

the announcement, typing your

information onto the copies. Please do

not use forms directly from the Federal

Register announcement, as they are

printed on both sides of the page.

Please prepare your application in

accordance with the following

instructions:

1. SF 424 Page 1, Application Cover

Sheet. Please read the following

instructions before completing the

application cover sheet. An explanation

of each item is included. Complete only

the items specified.

Top of Page. Enter the single priority

area number under which the

application is being submitted under

only one priority area.

Item 1. Type of submission—

Preprinted on the form.

Item 2. Date Submitted and Applicant

Identifier—Date application is

submitted to ACYF and applicant’s own

internal control number, if applicable.

Item 3. Date Received By State—State

use only (if applicable).

Item 4. Date Received by Federal

Agency—Leave blank.

Item 5. Applicant Information Legal

Name—Enter the legal name of the

applicant organization. For applications

developed jointly, enter the name of the

lead organization only. There must be a

single applicant for each application.

Organizational Unit—Enter the name

of the primary unit within the applicant

organization which will actually carry

out the project activity. Do not use the

name of an individual as the applicant.

If this is the same as the applicant

organization, leave the organizational

unit blank.

Address—Enter the complete address

that the organization actually uses to

receive mail, since this is the address to

which all correspondence will be sent.

Do not include both street address and

P.O. box number unless both must be

used in mailing.

Name and telephone number of the

person to be contacted on matters

involving this application (give area

code)—Enter the full name (including

academic degree, if applicable) and

telephone number of a person who can

respond to questions about the

application. This person should be

accessible at the address given here and

will receive all correspondence

regarding the application.

Item 6. Employer Identification

Number (EIN)—Enter the employer

identification number of the applicant

organization, as assigned only by the

DHHS Central Registry System. EIN

prefixes and suffixes assigned by

agencies other than DHHS are not valid

at DHHS/ACF.

Item 7. Type of Applicant—Selfexplanatory.

Item 8. Type of Application—

Preprinted on the form.

Item 9. Name of Federal Agency—

Preprinted on the form.

Item 10. Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number and Title—Enter the

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA) number assigned to the program

under which assistance is requested and

its title, as indicated in the relevant

priority area description.

Item 11. Descriptive Title of

Applicant’s Project—Enter the project

title and the priority area number in

parenthesis after the project title. The

title is generally short and is descriptive

of the project.

Item 12. Areas Affected by Project—

Enter the governmental unit where

significant and meaningful impact could

be observed. List only the largest unit or

units affected, such as State, county, or

city. If an entire unit is affected, list it

rather than subunits.

Item 13. Proposed Project—Enter the

desired start date for the project and

projected completion date.

Item 14. Congressional District of

Applicant/Project—Enter the number of

the Congressional District where the

applicant’s principal office is located

and the number of the Congressional

district (s) where the project will be

located. If statewide, a multi-State effort,

or nationwide, enter 00.

Items 15. Estimated Funding Levels In

completing 15a through 15f, the dollar

amounts entered should reflect, for a 12

month budget period, the total amount

requested. If the proposed project period

exceeds 17 months, enter only those
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dollar amounts needed for the first 12

months of the proposed project.

Item 15a. Enter the amount of Federal

funds requested in accordance with the

preceding paragraph. This amount

should be no greater than the maximum

amount specified in the priority area

description.

Item 15 b–e. Enter the amount(s) of

funds from non-Federal sources that

will be contributed to the proposed

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

third party in-kind contributions should

be included on appropriate lines as

applicable.

Items 15f. Enter the estimated amount

of income, if any, expected to be

generated from the proposed project. Do

not add or subtract this amount from the

total project amount entered under item

15g. Describe the nature, source and

anticipated use of this income in the

Project Narrative Statement.

Item 15g. Enter the sum of items 15a–

15e.

Item 16a. Is Application Subject to

Review By State Executive Order 12372

Process? Enter Yes and the date the

applicant contacted the SPOC regarding

this application. Select the appropriate

SPOC from the listing provided at the

end of Part III. The review of the

application is at the discretion of the

SPOC. The SPOC will verify the date

noted on the application.

Item 16b. Is Application Subject to

Review By State Executive Order 12372

process? No.—Check the appropriate

box if the application is not covered by

E.O. 12372 or if the program has not

been selected by the State for review.

Item 17. Is the Applicant Delinquent

on any Federal Debt?—Check the

appropriate box. This question applies

to the applicant organization, not the

person who signs as the authorized

representative. Categories of debt

include audit disallowances, loans and

taxes.

Item 18. To the best of my knowledge

and belief, all data in this application/

preapplication are true and correct. The

document has been duly authorized by

the governing body of the applicant and

the applicant will comply with the

attached assurances if the assistance is

awarded.—To be signed by the

authorized representative of the

applicant. A copy of the governing

body’s authorization for signature of this

application by this individual as the

official representative must be on file in

the applicant’s office, and may be

requested from the applicant.

Item 18 a–c. Typed Name of

Authorized Representative, Title,

Telephone Number—Enter the name,

title and telephone number of the

authorized representative of the

applicant organization.

Item 18d. Signature of Authorized

Representative—Signature of the

authorized representative named in Item

18a. At least one copy of the application

must have an original signature. Use

colored ink (not black) so that the

original signature is easily identified.

Item 18e. Date Signed—Enter the date

the application was signed by the

authorized representative.

2. SF 424A—Budget Information—

Non-Construction Programs. This is a

form used by many Federal agencies.

For this application, Sections A, B, C, E

and F are to be completed. Section D

does not need to be completed.

Sections A and B should include the

Federal as well as the non-Federal

funding for the proposed project

covering the first year budget period.

Section A—Budget Summary. This

section includes a summary of the

budget. On line 5, enter total Federal

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

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

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

Section B—Budget Categories. This

budget, which includes the Federal as

well as non-Federal funding for the

proposed project, covers the first year

budget period if the proposed project

period exceeds 12 months. It should

relate to item 15g, total funding, on the

SF 424. Under column (5), enter the

total requirements for funds (Federal

and non-Federal) by object class

category.

A separate itemized budget

justification for each line item is

required. The types of information to be

included in the justification are

indicated under each category. For

multiple year projects, it is desirable to

provide this information for each year of

the project. The SF 424A.

Personnel—Line 6a. Enter the total

costs of salaries and wages of applicant/

grantee staff. Do not include the costs of

consultants, which should be included

on line 6h, Other.

Justification: Identify the principal

investigator or project director, if

known. Specify by title or name the

percentage of time allocated to the

project, the individual annual salaries,

and the cost to the project (both Federal

and non-Federal) of the organization’s

staff who will be working on the project.

Fringe Benefits—Line 6b. Enter the

total cost of fringe benefits, unless

treated as part of an approved indirect

cost rate.

Justification: Provide a break-down of

amounts and percentages that comprise

fringe benefit costs, such as health

insurance, FICA, retirement insurance,

etc.

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

for staff of the project. Do not enter costs

for consultant’s travel or local

transportation, which should be

included on Line 6h, Other.

Justification: Include the name(s) of

traveler(s), total number of trips,

destinations, length of stay,

transportation costs and subsistence

allowances.

Equipment—Line 6d. Enter the total

costs of all equipment to be acquired by

the project. Equipment is defined as an

article of nonexpendable, tangible

personal property having a useful life of

more than one year and an acquisition

cost which equals or exceeds the lesser

of (a) the capitalization level established

by the organization for the financial

statement purposes of (b) $5,000.

Justification: Equipment to be

purchased with Federal funds must be

justified. The equipment must be

required to conduct the project, and the

applicant organization or its subgrantees

must not have the equipment or a

reasonable facsimile available to the

project. The justification also must

contain plans for future use or disposal

of the equipment after the project ends.

Supplies—Line 6e. Enter the total

costs of all tangible expendable personal

property (supplies) other than those

included on Line 6d.

Justification: Specify general

categories of supplies and their costs.

Contractual—Line 6f. Enter the total

costs of all contracts, including (1)

Procurement contracts (except those

which belong on other lines such as

equipment, supplies, etc.) and (2)

contracts with secondary recipient

organizations, including delegate

agencies. Also include any contracts

with organizations for the provision of

technical assistance. Do not include

payments to individuals on this line. If

the name of the contractor, scope of

work, and estimated total costs are not

available or have not been negotiated,

include on Line 6h, other.

Justification: Attach a list of

contractors, indicating the names of the

organizations, the purposes of the

contracts, and the estimated dollar

amounts of the awards as part of the

budget justification. Whenever the

applicant/grantee intends to delegate

part or all of the program to another

agency, the applicant/grantee must

complete this section (Section B, Budget

Categories) for each delegate agency by

agency title, along with the supporting

information. The total cost of all such

agencies will be part of the amount

shown on Line 6f. Provide backup
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documentation identifying the name of

contractor, purpose of contract, and

major cost elements. Applicants who

anticipate procurement that will exceed

$5,000 (non-governmental entities) or

$25,000 (governmental entities) and are

requesting an award without

competition should include a sole

source justification in the proposal

which at a minimum should include the

basis for contractor’s selection,

justification for lack of competition

when competitive bids or offers are not

obtained and basis for award cost or

price.

Note: Previous or past experience with a

contractor is not sufficient justification for

sole source.

Construction—Line 6g. Not

applicable. New construction is not

allowable.

Other—Line 6h. Enter the total of all

other costs. Where applicable, such

costs may include, but are not limited

to: insurance; medical and dental costs;

noncontractual fees and travel paid

directly to individual consultants; local

transportation (all travel which does not

require per diem is considered local

travel); space and equipment rentals;

printing and publication; computer use;

training costs, including tuition and

stipends; training service costs,

including wage payments to individuals

and supportive service payments; and

staff development costs. Note that costs

identified as miscellaneous and

honoraria are not allowable.

Justification: Specify the costs

included.

Total Direct Charge—Line 6i. Enter

the total of Lines 6a through 6h.

Indirect Charges—6j. Enter the total

amount of indirect charges (costs). If no

indirect costs are requested, enter none.

Generally, this line should be used

when the applicant has a current

indirect cost rate agreement approved

by the Department of Health and Human

Services or another Federal agency.

Local and State governments should

enter the amount of indirect costs

determined in accordance with DHHS

requirements. When an indirect cost

rate is requested, these costs are

included in the indirect cost pool and

should not be charged again as direct

costs to the grant.

Justification: Enclose a copy of the

indirect cost rate agreement.

Total—Line 6k. Enter the total

amounts of lines 6i and 6j.

Program Income—Line 7. Enter the

estimated amount, if any, expected to be

generated from this project. Do not add

or subtract this amount from the total

project amount.

Justification: Describe the nature,

source, and anticipated use of program

income in the Program Narrative

Statement.

Section C—Non-Federal Resources.

This section summarizes the amounts of

non-Federal resources that will be

applied to the grant. Enter this

information on line 12 entitled Totals.

In-kind contributions are defined in 45

CFR, Part 74.51 and 45 CFR Part 92.3,

as property or services which benefit a

grant-supported project or program and

which are contributed by non-Federal

third parties without charge to the

grantee, the subgrantee, or a cost-type

contractor under the grant or subgrant.

Justification: Describe third party inkind contributions, if included.

Section D—Forecasted Cash Needs,

Not applicable.

Section E—Budget Estimate of Federal

Funds Needed For Balance of the

Project. This section should only be

completed if the total project period

exceeds 12 months.

Totals—Line 20. For projects that will

have more than one budget period, enter

the estimated required Federal funds for

the second budget period (months 13

through 24) under column (b) First. If a

third budget period will be necessary,

enter the Federal funds needed for

months 25 through 36 under (c) Second.

Column (d) would be used in the case

of a 48 month project. Column (e) would

not apply.

Section F—Other Budget Information.

Direct Charges—Line 21, Not

applicable.

Indirect Charges—Line 22, Enter the

type of indirect rate (provisional,

predetermined, final or fixed) that will

be in effect during the funding period,

the estimated amount of the base to

which the rate is applied, and the total

indirect expense.

Remarks—Line 23. If the total project

period exceeds 12 months, you must

enter your proposed non-Federal share

of the project budget for each of the

remaining years of the project.

3. Project Summary Description.

Clearly mark this separate page with the

applicant name as shown in item 5 of

the SF 424, the priority area number as

shown at the top of the SF 424, and the

title of the project as shown in item 11

of the SF 424. The summary description

should not exceed 300 words. These 300

words become part of the computer

database on each project.

Care should be taken to produce a

summary description which accurately

and concisely reflects the application. It

should describe the objectives of the

project, the approaches to be used and

the outcomes expected. The description

should also include a list of major

products that will result from the

proposed project, such as software

packages, materials, management

procedures, data collection instruments,

training packages, or videos (please note

that audiovisuals should be closed

captioned). The project summary

description, together with the

information on the SF 424, will

constitute the project abstract. It is the

major source of information about the

proposed project and is usually the first

part of the application that the

reviewers read in evaluating the

application.

At the bottom of the page, following

the summary description, type up to 10

key words which best describe the

proposed project, the service(s) involved

and the target population(s) to be

covered. These key words will be used

for computerized information retrieval

for specific types of funded projects.

4. Program Narrative Statement. The

Program Narrative Statement is a very

important part of an application. It

should be clear, concise, and address

the specific requirements mentioned

under the priority area description in

Part II.

The narrative should provide

information concerning how the

application meets the evaluation criteria

using the following headings:

(a) Objectives and Need for

Assistance;

(b) Results and Benefits Expected;

(c) Approach; and

(d) Staff Background and

Organization’s Experience.

The narrative should be typed doublespaced on a single-side of an 8 1⁄2’’ x 11’’

plain white paper, with 1’’ margins on

all sides. All pages of the narrative

(including charts, references/footnotes,

tables, maps, exhibits, etc.) must be

sequentially numbered, beginning with

Objectives and Need for Assistance as

page number one. Applicants should

not submit reproductions of larger size

paper, reduced to meet the size

requirement.

The length of the application,

including the application forms and all

attachments, should meet criteria set

forth in each Priority Area. A page is a

single side of an 8 1⁄2 X 11’’ sheet of

paper. Applicants are requested not to

send pamphlets, brochures or other

printed material along with their

application as these pose xeroxing

difficulties. These materials, if

submitted, will not be included in the

review process if they exceed the page

limit criteria. If the applicant chooses to

submit printed materials, the applicant

must provide a duplicate or a copy of

each printed document with each copy

of the application submitted. Each page

of the application will be counted to

determine the total length.
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5. Organizational Capability

Statement. The Organizational

Capability Statement should consist of a

brief (two to three pages) background

description of how the applicant

organization (or the unit within the

organization that will have

responsibility for the project) is

organized, the types and quantity of

services it provides, and/or the research

and management capabilities it

possesses. This description should

cover capabilities not included in the

Program Narrative Statement. It may

include descriptions of any current or

previous relevant experience, or

describe the competence of the project

team and its demonstrated ability to

produce a final product that is readily

comprehensible and usable. An

organization chart showing the

relationship of the project to the current

organization should be included.

6. Part IV—Assurances/Certifications.

Applicants are required to file an SF

424B, Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs and the Certification

Regarding Lobbying. Both must be

signed and returned with the

application. In addition, applicants

must certify their compliance with: (1)

Drug-Free Workplace Requirements, (2)

Debarment and Other Responsibilities;

and (3) Pro-Children Act of 1994

(Certification Regarding Environmental

Tobacco Smoke) Copies of the

assurances/certifications are reprinted at

the end of this announcement in (See

Appendix) and should be reproduced,

as necessary. A duly authorized

representative of the applicant

organization must certify that the

applicant is in compliance with these

assurances/certifications. A signature on

the SF 424 indicates compliance with

the Drug Free Workplace Requirements,

and Debarment and Other

Responsibilities and Environmental

Tobacco Smoke certifications.

A signature on the application

constitutes an assurance that the

applicant will comply with the

pertinent Departmental regulations

contained in 45 CFR Part 74.

6a. Part IV—Statutory Assurances

Applicants seeking funding under the

Abandoned Infants Assistance Act, Pub.

L. 102–236, are required to meet the

following assurances. Any assistance

needed to comply with these

requirements should be discussed with

the local public child welfare agency.

The following assurances are required

under sections 101(b)(c) and (d) of Pub.

L. 102–236:

(1) That the applicant give priority to

abandoned infants and young children

(a) who are infected with the human

immunodeficiency virus or who have

been perinatally exposed to the virus: or

(b) who have been perinatally exposed

to a dangerous drug.

(2) That, if the applicant expends the

grant to carry out any program of

providing care to infants and young

children in foster homes or in other

nonmedical residential settings away

from their parents, the applicant will

ensure that (a) a case plan of the type

described in paragraph (1) of section

475 of the Social Security Act is

developed for each such infants and

young child (to the extent that such

infant and young child in not otherwise

covered by such a plan); and (b) the

program includes a case review system

of the type described in paragraph (5) of

such section (covering each such infants

and young child who is not otherwise

subject to such a system).

(3) That funds provided under section

101 (a) shall be used only as fied in the

application approved by the Secretary

(section 101(d)(1)(A)).

(4) That fiscal control and fund

accounting procedures will be

established as may be necessary to

ensure proper disbursement and

accounting of Federal funds paid to the

applicant under this announcement

(section 101(d)(1)(B)).

(5) That reports to the Secretary will

be made annually on the utilization,

cost and outcomes of activities

conducted and service furnished under

this grant (section 101(d)(1)(C)).

(6) If during the majority of the 180-

day period preceding the data of the

enactment of this Act, the applicant has

carried out any program with respect to

the care of abandoned infants and young

children, the applicant must certify that

funds provided under the grant will be

expended only for the purpose of

expanding such service (section

101(d)(1)(D)).

D. Checklist for a Complete Application

The checklist below is for your use to

ensure that your application package

has been properly prepared.

—One original, signed and dated

application, plus two copies. (Please

note that applicants have the option

to omit from the copies for nonFederal reviewers specific salary rates

for individuals identified in the

application.) Applications for

different priority areas are packaged

separately;

—Application is from an organization

which is eligible under the eligibility

requirements defined in the priority

area description (screening

requirement);

—Application length does not exceed 60

pages, unless otherwise specified in

the priority area description. A

complete application consists of the

following items in this order:

—Application for Federal Assistance

(SF 424, REV 4–88);

—A completed SPOC certification with

the date of SPOC contact entered in

line 16, page 1 of the SF 424;

—Budget Information-Non-Construction

Programs (SF 424A, REV 4–88);

—Budget justification for Section BBudget Categories;

—Table of Contents;

—Letter from the Internal Revenue

Service to prove non-profit status, if

necessary;

—Copy of the applicant’s approved

indirect cost rate agreement, if

appropriate;

—Project summary description and

listing of key words;

—Program Narrative Statement (See Part

III, Section C);

—Organizational capability statement,

including an organization chart;

—Any appendices/attachments;

—Assurances-Non-Construction

Programs (Standard Form 424B, REV

4–88);

—Certification Regarding Lobbying;

—Certification of Protection of Human

Subjects, if necessary; and

—Certification Regarding

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ProChildren Act Certification).

E. The Application Package

Each application package must

include an original and two copies of

the complete application. Each copy

should be stapled securely (front and

back if necessary) in the upper left-hand

corner. All pages of the narrative

(including charts, tables, maps, exhibits,

etc.) must be sequentially numbered,

beginning with page one. In order to

facilitate handling, please do not use

covers, binders or tabs. Do not include

extraneous materials as attachments,

such as agency promotion brochures,

slides, tapes, film clips, minutes of

meetings, survey instruments or articles

of incorporation.

Do not include a self-addressed,

stamped acknowledgement card. All

applicants will be notified automatically

about the receipt of their application. If

acknowledgement of receipt of your

application is not received within eight

weeks after the deadline dates, please

notify the ACYF Operations Center by

telephone at 1–800–351–2293.
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Dated: June 11, 1996.

James A. Harrell,

Deputy Commissioner, Administration on

Children, Youth and Families.

References

AIA Factsheet, Number 2, November, 1995.

Perinatal Substance Exposure. National

Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource

Center. University of California at

Berkeley.

AIA Factsheet, Number 3, January, 1996.

Women and Children with HIV/AIDS.

National Abandoned Infants Assistance

Resource Center. University of California

at Berkeley.

Barth, R., Goldberg, S., Pietrzak, J., Price, A.,

and Parker, T. (1995) Abandoned Infants

Assistance Programs: Providing

Innovative Responses on Behalf of

Infants and Children. National

Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource

Center, University of California at

Berkeley.

Department of Health and Human Services

(1995). Centers for Disease Control. HIV/

AIDS Surveillance Report, Washington,

D.C.

James Bell Associates (1993). Report to the

Congress: National Estimates on the

Number of Boarder Babies, the Cost of

Their Care, and the Number of

Abandoned Infants. Washington, D.C.:

U. S. Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Administration on

Children, Youth and Families, Children’s

Bureau.

Levine. C., and Stein, G. (1994) Orphans of

the HIV Epidemic. The Orphan Project.

New York, New York.

Polineni, Kavita. Permanency Planning for

Children and Youth at Risk of Being

Orphaned by AIDS. (1995 unpublished).

John Hopkins University. Baltimore,

Maryland.

Appendix A—Currently Funded

Abandoned Infants Service

Demonstration Projects

Georgia Department of Human Resources,

Division of Family and Children Services,

878 Peachtree Street, Suite 417, Atlanta,

Georgia 30309

Hahnemann University, Broad and Vine

Streets, Mail Stop 404, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19102

Children’s Mercy Hospital, 24th at Gillham

Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64108

Ken-Crest Centers, Children and Family

Services, 3132 Midvale Avenue,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129

New York State Department, of Social

Services, Division of Family and Children

Services, 40 N. Pearl Street Albany, New

York 12243 (Project site: Brooklyn, NY)

Leake & Watts Children’s Home, Specialized

Foster Home Program, 487 S. Broadway,

2nd Floor, Yonkers, New York 10705

Yale University, School of Medicine, Child

Study Center, 333 Cedar Street, New

Haven, Connecticut 06510

University of New Mexico, School of

Medicine, 915 Camino de Salud, N.E.,

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131

Operation PAR, Inc., McCormick Center,

10901–C Roosevelt Blvd., #1000, St.

Petersburg, Florida 33716

San Joaquin County, Department of Health

Care Services, 500 West Hospital Road,

French Camp, California 95231

Protestant Community Centers, Inc., 19 James

Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102

Children’s AIDS Network Designed for

Interfaith Involvement (CANDII), Suite F–

116, 222 West 21st Street, Norfolk, Virginia

23517

Kansas Children’s Service League, P.O. Box

517, Wichita, Kansas 67201

Bienvenidos Children’s Center, 421 South

Glendora Avenue, West Covina, California

91790

Society for Seamen’s Children, 25 Hyatt

Street, 5th Floor, Staten Island, New York

10301

Texas Department of Protective and

Regulatory Services, Protective Services for

Children, P.O. Box 149030, Austin, Texas

78714–9030 (Project sites: Dallas and Fort

Worth, Texas)

Florida International University, Institute for

Children and Families at Risk, Department

of Social Work, North Miami Campus,

Miami, Florida 33181

Foundation for Children with AIDS, Inc.,

1800 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury,

Massachusetts 02119

Mount St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth, 100 Masonic

Avenue, San Francisco, California 94118–

4494

Maryland State Department of Human

Resources, 311 West Saratoga Street, Room

931, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Illinois State Department of Children and

Family Services, 406 East Monroe Street,

Springfield, Illinois 62701 (Project site:

Chicago, IL)

Children’s Hospital, 219 Bryant Street,

Buffalo, New York 14222

New Jersey State Department of Human

Services, 50 East State Street, CN 717,

Trenton, New Jersey 08625 (Project site:

Jersey City, NJ)

Delaware Department of Health and Social

Services, Division of Alcoholism, Drug

Abuse and Mental Health, 1901 No.

DuPont Highway, New Castle, Delaware

19720

Massachusetts State Department of Public

Health, Division of Perinatal and Child

Health, 150 Tremont Street, 4th Floor,

Boston, Massachusetts 02111 (Project sites:

New Bedford and Springfield, MA)

Child & Family Services of Knox County, 114

Dameron Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee

37917

Orange County Social Services Agency, 1055

N. Main Street, Suite 600, Santa Ana,

California 927021

Tarzana Treatment Center, 18646 Oxnard

Street, Tarzana, California 91356–1486

Children’s Institute International, 711 S. New

Hampshire Avenue, Los Angeles,

California 90005

Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, 200

Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans,

Louisiana 70118

The Center for Drug-Free Living, Inc., 100 W.

Columbia Street, Orlando, Florida 32806

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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 Entrv

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–424F

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 Line 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 Column (c)

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

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

the appropriate amounts of funds needed to

support the project for the first funding

period (usually a year).

For continuing grant program applications,

submit these forms before the end of each

funding period as required by the grantor

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

estimated amounts of funds which will

remain unobligated at the end of the grant

funding period only if the Federal grantor

agency instructions provide for this.

Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter

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

needed for the upcoming period. The

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

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

For supplemental grants and changes to

existing grants, do not use Columns (c) and

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

increase or decrease of Federal funds and

enter in Column (f) the amount of the

increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In

Column (g) enter the new total budgeted

amount (Federal and non-Federal) which

includes the total previous authorized

budgeted amounts plus or minus, as

appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns

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

should not equal the sum of amounts in

Columns (e) and (f).

Line 5—Show the totals for all columns

used.

Section B. Budget Categories

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

enter the titles of the same programs,

functions, and activities shown on Lines 1–

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

sheets are prepared for Section A, provide

similar column headings on each sheet. For

each program, function or activity, fill in the

total requirements for funds (both Federal

and non-Federal) by object class categories.

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

6h in each column.

Line 6j—Show the amount of indirect cost.

Line 6k—Enter the total of amounts on

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

grants and continuation grants the total

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

same as the total amount shown in Section

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

grants and changes to grants, the total

amount of the increase or decrease as shown

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

same as the sum of the amounts in Section

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

Line 7—Enter the estimated amount of

income, if any, expected to be generated from

this project. Do not add or subtrace 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 protect or program. If

you have questions, please contract the

awarding agency. Further, certain Federal

awarding agencies may require applicants to

certify to additional assurances. If such is the

case, you will be notified.

As the duly authorized representative of

the applicant I certify that the applicant:

1. Has the legal authority to apply for

Federal assistance, and the institutional,

managerial and financial capability

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

proper planning, management and

completion of the project described in this

application.

2. Will give the awarding agency, the

Comptroller General of the United States, and

if appropriate, the State, through any

authorized representative, access to and the

right to examine all records, books, papers,

or documents related to the award; and will
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establish a proper accounting system in

accordance with generally accepted

accounting standards or agency directives.

3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit

employees from using their positions for a

purpose that constitutes or presents the

appearance of personal or organizational

conflict of interest, or personal gain.

4. Will initiate and complete the work

within the applicable time frame after receipt

of approval of the awarding agency.

5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental

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

4763) relating to prescribed standards for

merit systems for programs funded under one

of the nineteen statutes or regulations

specified in Appendix A of OPM’s Standards

for a Merit System of Personnel

Administration (5 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 requirement of Titles II and III of the

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real

Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970

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

equitable treatment of persons displaced or

whose property is acquired as a result of

Federal or federally assisted programs. These

requirements apply to all interests in real

property acquired for project purposes

regardless of Federal participation in

purchases.

8. Will comply with the provisions of the

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

7328) which limit the political activities of

employees whose principal employment

activities are funded in whole or in part with

Federal funds.

9. Will comply, as applicable, with the

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

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

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

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards

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

standards for federally assisted construction

subagreements.

10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood

insurance purchase requirements of Section

102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of

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

in a special flood hazard area to participate

in the program and to purchase flood

insurance if the total cost of insurable

construction and acquisition is $10,000 or

more.

11. Will comply with environmental

standards which may be prescribed pursuant

to the following: (a) institution of

environmental quality control measures

under the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969 (P.L. 91–190) and Executive Order

(EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating

facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection

of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d)

evaluation of flood hazards in floodplaints in

accordance with EO 11988; (e) assurance of

project consistency with the approved State

management program developed under the

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16

U.S.C. §§ 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of

Federal actions to state (Clear Air)

Implementation Plans under Section 176(c)

of the Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42

U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.); (g) protection of

underground sources of drinking water under

the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as

amended, (P.L. 93–523); and (h) protection of

endangered species under the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended, (P.L. 93–

205).

12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic

Rivers Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. §§ 1271 et seq.)

related to protecting components or potential

components of the national wild and scenic

rivers system.

13. Will assist the awarding agency in

assuring compliance with section 106 of the

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593

(identification and protection of historic

properties), and the Archaeological and

Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.

469a–1 et seq.).

14. Will comply with P.L. 93–348

regarding the protection of human subjects

involved in research, development, and

related activities supported by this award of

assistance.

15. Will comply with the Laboratory

Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (P.L. 89–544, as

amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to

the care, handling, and treatment of warm

blooded animals held for research, teaching,

or other activities supported by this award of

assistance.

16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint

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

et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead based

paint in construction or rehabilitation of

residence structures.

17. Will cause to be performed the required

financial and compliance audits in

accordance with the Single Audit Act of

1984.

18. Will comply with all applicable

requirements of all other Federal laws,

executive orders, regulations and policies

governing this program.

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Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters—Primary Covered Transactions

By signing and submitting this proposal,

the applicant, defined as the primary

participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part

76, certifies to the best of its knowledge and

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 or records, making

false statements, or receiving stolen property.

(c) Are not presently indicted or otherwise

criminally or civilly charged by a

governmental entity (Federal, State or local)

with commission of any of the offenses

enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this

certification; and

(d) Have not within a 3-year period

preceding this application/proposal had one

or more public transactions (Federal, State or

local) terminated for cause or default.

The inability of a person to provide the

certification required above will not

necessarily result in denial of participation in

this covered transaction. If necessary, the

prospective participant shall submit an

explanation of why it cannot provide the

certification. The certification or explanation

will be considered in connection with the

Department of Health and Human Services’

(HHS) determination whether to enter into

this transaction. However, failure of the

prospective primary participant to furnish a

certification or an explanation shall

disqualify such person from participation in

this transaction.

The prospective primary participant agrees

that by submitting this proposal, it will

include the clause entitled ‘‘Certification

Regarding Debarment, Suspension,

Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion—

Lower Tier Covered 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 Cover Transactions

(To Be Supplied to Lower Tier Participants)

By signing and submitting this lower tier

proposal, the prospective lower tier
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participant, as defined in 45 CFR Part 76,

certifies to the best of its knowledge and

belief that it and its principals:

(a) are not presently debarred, suspended,

proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded from participation in

this transaction by any federal department or

agency.

(b) where the prospective lower tier

participant is unable to certify to any of the

above, such prospective participant shall

attach an explanation to this proposal.

The prospective lower tier participant

further agrees by submitting this proposal

that it will include this clause entitled

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions’’ without modification in all

lower tier covered transactions and in all

solicitations for lower tier covered

transactions.

Certification Regarding 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 impatient 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.

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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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)

242–5515.

California

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning &

Research, 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121,

Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone

(916) 323–7480, FAX: (916) 323–3018.

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact

Executive Department, Thomas Collins

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

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

(302) 739–5661.

District of Columbia

Charles Nichols, State Single Point of

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

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

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

FAX: (202) 727–1617.

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of

Community Affairs, 2740 Centerview

Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2100,

Telephone: (904) 922–5438, FAX: (904)

487–2899.

Georgia

Tom L. Reid, III, Administrator, Georgia State

Clearinghouse, 254 Washington Street,

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

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

3829, FAX: (404) 656–7938.

Illinois

Barbara Beard, State Single Point of Contact,

Department of Commerce and Community

Affairs, 620 East Adams, Springfield,

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

FAX: (217) 534–1627.

Indiana

Amy Brewer, State Budget Agency, 212 State

House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204,

Telephone: (317) 232–5619, FAX: (317)

233–3323.

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division for Community

Assistance, Iowa Department of Economic

Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des

Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone: (515)

242–4719, FAX: (515) 242–4859.

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor,

Department of Local Government, 1024

Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky

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

FAX: (502) 573–2512.

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State

House Station #38, Augusta, Maine 04333,

Telephone: (207) 287–3261, FAX: (207)

287–6489.

Maryland

William G. Carroll, Manager, State

Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental

Assistance, Maryland Office of Planning,

301 W. Preston Street—Room 1104,

Baltimore, Maryland 21201–2365, Staff

Contact: Linda Janey, Telephone: (410)

225–4490, FAX: (410) 225–4480.

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of

Governments, 1900 Edison Plaza, 660 Plaza

Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone:

(313) 961–4266.

Mississippi

Cathy Malette, Clearinghouse Officer,

Department of Finance and

Administration, 455 North Lamar Street,

Jackson, Mississippi 39202–3807,

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, 2 1/2 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

question 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.
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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, North Mariana Islands 96950.

Virgin Islands

Jose George, Director, Office of Management

and Budget, #41 Norregade Emancipation

Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint

Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802.

Please direct all questions and

correspondence about intergovernmental

review to: Linda Clarke, Telephone: (809)

774–0750, FAX: (809) 776–0069.

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Announcement Number 625]

FY 1996 Epidemiologic Research

Studies of Acquired Immunodeficiency

Syndrome (AIDS) and Human

Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for epidemiologic and

behavioral research studies of AIDS and

HIV infection. These include studies to

examine factors related to disease

progression of HIV infection in women,

mother-to-child HIV transmission,

sexual and needleborne transmission of

HIV among drug users, and the spread

of HIV infection in rural and small cities

in the United States. The study of these

research areas as they pertain to racial

and ethnic minority populations

(defined as Black, Hispanic, Asian and

Pacific Islander, and American Indian)

is encouraged because minorities

constitute over 50% of all reported cases

of AIDS and approximately 76% of all

women and children with AIDS.

CDC is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease

prevention objectives of Healthy People

2000, a national activity to reduce

morbidity and mortality and improve

the quality of life. This announcement

is related to the priority area of HIV

Infection. (To order a copy of ‘‘Healthy

People 2000,’’ see the section WHERE TO

OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)

Authority

This program is authorized under

Sections 301(a) and 317(k)(2) of the

Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C.

241(a) and 247b(k)(2)], as amended.

Applicable program regulations are set

forth in 42 CFR Part 52, entitled ‘‘Grants

for Research Projects.’’

Smoke-Free Workplace

CDC strongly encourages all

cooperative agreement recipients to

provide a smoke-free workplace and

promote the non-use of all tobacco

products. Public Law 103–227, the ProChildren Act of 1994, prohibits smoking

in certain facilities that receive Federal

funds in which education, library, day

care, health care, and early childhood

development services are provided to

children. This is consistent with the

PHS mission to protect and advance the

physical and mental health of American

people.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include all public

and private, nonprofit and for-profit

organizations and governments and

their agencies. Thus, universities,

colleges, research institutions, hospitals,

and other public and private

organizations, State and local

governments or their bona fide agents,

federally recognized Indian tribal

governments, Indian tribes or Indian

tribal organizations, and small,

minority- or women-owned businesses

are eligible to apply.

Note: Organizations described in section

501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of

1986 that engage in lobbying are not eligible

to receive Federal grant/cooperative

agreement funds.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $6,900,000 will be

available in FY 1996 to fund

approximately 16 awards. It is expected

that the average new award will be

approximately $300,000 and that the

average continuation award will be

$500,000, ranging from $100,000 to

$1,000,000. It is expected that

approximately 3 new and 13 competing

renewal awards will be made and that

awards will begin on or about

September 30, 1996. Awards will be

funded for a 12-month budget period

within a project period of up to 5 years.

Funding estimates may vary and are

subject to change. Continuation awards

within the project period will be made

on the basis of satisfactory

programmatic progress and the

availability of funds.

Purpose

The purpose of these awards is to

help support researchers in the conduct

of HIV-related epidemiologic and

behavioral research studies. These

include studies to examine factors

related to disease progression of HIV

infection in women, mother-to-child

HIV transmission, sexual and

needleborne transmission of HIV among

drug users, and the spread of HIV

infection in small cities and rural areas

in the United States. The study of these

research areas as they pertain to

minority populations are of special

interest.

Research Issues

Four research issues of programmatic

interest to the health care community

and to CDC for FY 1996 are listed below

and are considered of significant

importance in gaining a greater

understanding of the epidemiology of

AIDS and HIV infection. However,

applications submitted by organizations

that examine additional important HIVrelated epidemiologic research issues

will also be accepted and considered for

funding.

Applicants addressing the same

research issue should be willing to

participate in collaborative studies with

other CDC-sponsored researchers,

including the use of common data

collection instruments, specimen

collection protocols, and data

management procedures. Applicants are

required to identify their proposed

research issue on line 1 of the face page

of the application if the PHS–398 is

used, or Block 11 of the face page if the

PHS–5161–1 is used (for more

information on the forms to use, see the

section APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND

DEADLINE).

1. Studies of HIV Disease Progression in

Women

Studies should be designed to

identify, enroll, and prospectively

follow women who are HIV-infected

and demographically similar women

who are not HIV-infected but who have

demonstrable risk for HIV infection so

that the biologic, behavioral, and

psychosocial determinants and

correlates of HIV disease progression