36424 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 133 / Wednesday, July 10, 1996 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACYF/CB/AO–

96–1]

Adoption Opportunities Program;

Announcement of Availability of

Financial Assistance and Request 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 Conduct

Demonstration Projects Funded Under

the Adoption Opportunities Program in

the Children’s Bureau, Administration

on Children, Youth and Families.

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 (FY) 1996

funds from the Adoption Opportunities

Program for demonstration grants to

State child welfare agencies, public or

private nonprofit child welfare and

adoption agencies, organizations and

adoptive parents’ groups for projects

aimed at: (a) Increasing the placements

in adoptive families of children,

especially minority children, who are in

foster care and have the goal of

adoption; (b) fostering model

collaboration for the adoption of

children with developmental

disabilities; (c) increasing practice

options to secure permanency for

children; (d) developing resource

materials assisting transcultural and

transracial adoptions; and (e) allowing

leaders in the adoption field to propose

innovative endeavors.

This announcement contains forms

and instructions for submitting an

application.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995:

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), the Department

is required to submit to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval any reporting and

record keeping requirements or program

announcements. This program

announcement meets all information

collection requirements approved for

ACF grant applications under OMB

Control Number 0970–0139.

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 solicited.

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, and the Family

Preservation and Support Services

Program.

The federal statutory, regulatory,

policy and program framework for

adoption has emphasized overcoming

numerous complexities in order to

facilitate the completion of adoptions,

creating financial incentives for the

adoption of certain children for whom

it would be difficult to secure an

adoptive placement, requiring each

State to establish a pool of adoptive

families reflecting the ethnic and racial

diversity of children for whom adoptive

homes are needed, and promoting a

vision of and guidance for permanence

by forging a National Adoption Strategic

Plan and stimulating communication

and collaboration among foster care,

adoption and court professionals.

The Adoption Opportunities Program,

originally enacted in title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment and

Adoption Reform Act of 1978, Public

Law 95–266, and most recently

amended by the Child Abuse, Domestic

Violence, Adoption, and Family

Services Act of 1992, Public Law 102–

295, works to eliminate barriers to

adoption and provide permanent homes

for children who would benefit from

adoption. The Adoption Opportunities

Program facilitates the elimination of

barriers to adoption by: (1) promoting

adoption legislation and procedures in

the States and territories of the United

States in order to eliminate

jurisdictional and legal obstacles to

adoption; (2) promoting quality

standards for adoption services, preplacement, post-placement, and postlegal adoption counseling, and

standards to protect the rights of the

children in need of adoption; and (3)

demonstrating expeditious ways to free

children for adoption for whom it has

been determined that adoption is the

appropriate plan. This discretionary

program awards grants and contracts to

public and private non-profit agencies.

The passage of the Adoption

Assistance and Child Welfare Act of

1980, Public Law 96–272, resulted in

the establishment of the title IV–E

adoption assistance program. This

entitlement provides funds to States to

assist in paying costs associated with

the adoption of children who are AFDC

or SSI eligible and have special needs,

such as being older or disabled. The

adoption assistance program encourages

and supports permanence for children

with special needs in adoptive homes,

thereby preventing their inappropriate

and excessive stays in foster care.

Another major legislative initiative in

the area of adoptions, the Multiethnic

Placement Act (MEPA), was passed in

1994. The purposes of MEPA are to

decrease the length of time that children

wait to be adopted; to prevent

discrimination in the placement of

children on the basis of race, color, or
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national origin; and to increase the

identification and recruitment of foster

and adoptive parents who can meet the

children’s needs. MEPA does three

things:

• prohibits an agency or entity that

receives Federal financial assistance and

is involved in adoption or foster care

placements from delaying or denying

the placement of a child based solely on

the race, color or national origin of the

foster or adoptive parent or the child

involved;

• allows for the consideration of race,

color, or national origin, along with

other factors, in making a placement

decision only when a child placement

agency has made a narrowly tailored,

individualized determination that the

consideration of such factors is in the

best interests of a particular child; and

• requires that agencies engage in

diligent recruitment efforts to develop a

pool of foster and adoptive families who

reflect the racial, ethnic or national

origin of the children in care, and/or

who can meet the needs of the children.

In response to MEPA, States have

been required to devise comprehensive

recruitment plans and to enlist potential

foster and adoptive families who reflect

the ethnic and racial diversity of the

children for whom foster and adoptive

homes are needed. These recruitment

plans must be included in each State’s

title IV–B child and family services

plan.

The Children’s Bureau has provided

policy and program guidance to the

adoption field by fostering the

development of the National Adoption

Strategic Plan in December 1995, based

on recommendations from the Adoption

Program Network. The Strategic Plan

specifies goals and objectives and

defines measures of success. It identifies

what should be accomplished, while

affording States the flexibility to

determine how to accomplish the goals

and objectives. The Children’s Bureau

has also sanctioned collaboration among

child welfare professionals by

convening a Permanency Partnership

Forum in March 1996 which brought

together State adoption, foster care, and

court professionals from around the

country to share and gain knowledge

and ideas on a variety of key crosscutting issues that impact on

permanence for children.

This FY 1996 Adoption Opportunities

Program Announcement maintains the

emphasis on permanence and

collaboration and encourages

demonstration and innovation efforts

which target various groups of children

and specific types of activities.

B. Statutory Authority Covering This

Announcement Title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment and

Adoption Reform Act of 1978, Public

Law 95–266, as amended

Availability and Allocation of Funds

The Administration for Children,

Youth and Families proposes to award

appropriately 15 new grants in fiscal

year 1996 in varying amounts. The total

combined funding for the Priority Areas

1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05 and 1.06 for

fiscal year 1996 competitive grants is

approximately $2.1 million.

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 currently valid

IRS tax exemption certificate, or by

providing a copy of the articles of

incorporation bearing the seal of the

State in which the corporation or

association is domiciled.

B. Review Process and Funding

Decisions

The closing time and date for the

receipt of the applications is 4:30 p.m.

(Eastern Time Zone) on August 26,

1996. Applications received after 4:30

p.m. will be classified as late. 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.

In making decisions on awards, ACYF

may give preference to applications

which focus on or feature:

overrepresented populations; a

substantially innovative strategy with

the potential to improve theory or

practice in the field of human services;

a model practice or set of procedures

that holds the potential for replication

by organizations that administer or

deliver human services; substantial

involvement of volunteers; substantial

involvement (either financial or

programmatic) of the private sector; a

favorable balance between Federal and

non-Federal funds available for the

proposed project; the potential for high

benefit for low Federal investment; a

programmatic focus on those most in

need; and/or substantial involvement in

the proposed project by national or

community foundations.

To the 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 reviewers (primarily

experts from outside the Federal
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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.

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 models 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 period.

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 at

least 10 percent of the total cost of the

project. The total 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 the match

requirements through cash

contributions. Therefore, a project

requesting $150,000 in Federal funds

(based on an award of $150,000 per

budget period) must include a match of

at least $16,667 (10 percent of total

project cost).

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.

Each priority area description

includes information on the maximum

Federal share of the project costs and

the anticipated number of projects to be

funded.

The term ‘‘budget period’’ refers to the

interval of time (usually 12 months) into

which a multi-year period of assistance

(project period) is divided for budgetary
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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 maintain

its proposed level of match support

throughout the entire project period

unless a waiver is approved to reduce it.

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 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 $150,000 in Federal funds

(based on an award of $150,000 per

budget period) must include a match of

at least $16,667 (10 percent of the total

project cost). If approved for funding,

the 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

1.01 Achieving Increased Adoptive

Placement of Children in Foster Care

1.02 Innovations Increasing Adoptive

Placements of Minority Children

1.03 Strategic Collaboration for Completing

and Sustaining Adoptions of Children

with Developmental Disabilities

1.04 Expanding Options for Permanency

1.05 Developing Resource Materials to

Assess and Prepare Foster and Adoptive

Parents to meet the Needs of Children of

a Different Race, Color, or National

Origin

1.06 Operation of a National Adoption

Information Exchange System

H. Priority Area Descriptions and

Requirements

1.01 Achieving Increased Adoptive

Placement of Children in Foster Care

Eligible Applicants: Eligibility is

limited to State social service agencies.

Purpose: To develop demonstration

projects to increase the placement of

children, who are in foster care and are

legally free for adoption, with adoptive

families.

Background Information: Children in

foster care who are free for adoption,

especially young people with special

needs, often have difficulty attaining

permanence through placement with an

adoptive family. There are multiple

reasons for this. Increasingly, children

entering foster care have more complex

problems which require more intensive

services. Permanent families must be

continuously recruited and prepared to

parent the growing population of

children who cannot return to their

birth families. Supportive services must

be added or improved so that the

children in foster care who are legally

free for adoption can move into an

adoptive placement in a timely manner.

This requires collaborative efforts with

the court system to terminate parental

rights. In addition, agencies must

commit resources for the ongoing

support of adoptive families from

recruitment through the post-legal

phase.

The Adoption Opportunities Program

has provided demonstration grants to

States to improve adoption services for

the placement of children with special

needs who are legally free for adoption.

States have received awards to make

systemic changes in their adoption

programs in areas such as: acquiring

computer hardware, software and

membership in the National Adoption

Exchange’s Network; developing a

consortium of nine States with large

numbers of children in care in order to

share knowledge to improve and

enhance their special needs adoption

programs; and forming a seven State

national consortium on post-legal

adoption services to develop and share

model programs and promising

practices of post legal adoption services

for the adoption community.

These projects have demonstrated that

improvements in placing children with

adoptive families are achieved when

permanent plans are made and carried

out very early in the placement; when

there are sufficiently trained and

experienced staff; and when there are

available resources and administrative

commitments to adoption and to

coordinated community-based efforts.

Even though more than half of the

States have received grants to improve

adoption services, only a small number

have been able to sustain these efforts

because of limited funds, staffing

problems, and because adoption

services are often not viewed as a

priority.

This priority area is designed to

provide incentives for States to craft

innovative initiatives to secure and

sustain permanence for children who

are free for adoption.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: In order to successfully compete

under this priority area, the applicant

should:

Identify and verify the number of

children in foster care to be served by

the project who are legally free and

waiting for adoptive placement.

Provide and verify the proportion of

placement of children in foster care

placed in adoption in the year preceding

the application (the proportion of

placement is the number of children

placed divided by the number of

children waiting for adoption).

Describe the measurable

improvements to be achieved during the

period of the grant and the methods to

be employed to increase the proportion

of placement of legally-free children in

foster care with adoptive families.

Improvements should be specified as

goals and objectives which are

measurable and represent an increase

over previous years.

Describe how the proposed

improvements, if successful, would be

continued beyond the period of Federal

support under this grant as part of the

agency’s ongoing program and describe

the specific steps which would be taken

to accomplish this.

Propose and describe an evaluation

plan which will focus on the

innovations used to improve the

placement of children who are legally

free for adoption and which is capable

of identifying the successes and failures

of the initiative.

The evaluation plan should include

the collection and analysis of data to

determine placement rates and the types

of clients served (e.g., waiting children,

prospective adoptive families). Statistics

should be collected to determine the

availability of adoptive families during

the program period. The evaluation

should also include descriptive

information on the processes and

procedures used in implementing the

project.

Discuss plans for disseminating

information on the strategies utilized

and the outcomes achieved. Identify

audiences who will benefit from

receiving the information and specify
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mechanisms and forums which will be

used to convey the information and

support replication by other interested

agencies.

Provide assurances that at least one

key person from the project will attend

an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare

Conference in the Washington, D.C.

metropolitan area hosted by the

Children’s Bureau. The Conference

brings together child welfare

professionals, including Adoption

Opportunities and other Children’s

Bureau discretionary program grantees,

to exchange information and address

current child welfare issues.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 12 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share of the project is

not to exceed $100,000 per 12-month

budget period.

Matching or Cost Sharing

Requirement: Grantees must provide at

least 10 percent of the total cost of the

project. The total approved cost of the

project is the sum of the ACF share and

the non-Federal share. Therefore, a

project requesting $100,000 in Federal

funds (based upon an award of $100,000

per budget period) must include a

match of at least $11,111 (10 percent of

the total project cost). The non-Federal

share may be cash or in-kind

contributions, although applicants are

encouraged to meet their match

requirements through cash

contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that two

projects will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption

Opportunities Grants: title II of the

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment

Adoption Reform Act of 1978 Public

Law, 95–266, as amended.

1.02 Innovations Increasing Adoptive

Placements of Minority Children

Eligible Applicants: States, local

government entities, federally

recognized Indian Tribes and Indian

Tribal Organizations, public or private

non-profit licensed child welfare or

adoption agencies, and adoption

exchanges with experience in working

with minority populations.

Purpose: To implement innovative

programs designed to increase the

adoptive placement of minority children

who are in foster care and have the goal

of adoption, with an emphasis on the

recruitment, retention and utilization of

minority families and adoptive

placements for minority children who

are over the age of ten and/or a part of

sibling groups.

Background Information: According

to the Voluntary Cooperative

Information System administered by the

American Public Welfare Association

(VCIS/APWA), in 1993 almost 1,200

children in the U.S. were separated from

their biological parents every day and

placed in an unfamiliar setting. VCIS/

APWA also estimates the number of

‘‘waiting’’ children in the U.S. at

approximately 86,000, and concludes

that adoptive families for roughly

21,000 of these children are still actively

being sought. These are children for

whom it is difficult to find an adoptive

placement because they are not the

young people families generally seek. It

is estimated that approximately 44% of

the 21,000 children seeking an adoptive

placement are 10 years and older, and

approximately 55% are members of a

minority group.

There continues to be an insufficient

pool of adoptive families, especially for

older minority children and sibling

groups for whom adoption has been

deemed the preferred means of

accomplishing permanence. The Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment and

Adoption Reform Act of 1978, Public

Law 95–266, places an emphasis upon

the recruitment of minority families and

provides funds for demonstration

projects emphasizing the recruitment of

families to adopt waiting minority

children. The purpose of this priority

area is to be responsive to this

legislative intent.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: In order to successfully compete

under this priority area, the applicant

should:

Identify and describe existing barriers

to minority adoption in the locale where

the project would be implemented; the

number of families who would be

recruited; and the number of children

who would be placed.

Describe the innovative methods that

would be employed to recruit, retain

and prepare minority families for

adoption, making sure to include

individuals who are single.

Provide assurances that the project

would not require the payment of fees

by families for the adoption process.

Describe how training in cultural

competence would be provided to all

relevant staff to increase their

effectiveness in serving minority

children and families.

Present an evaluation plan for

assessing the project’s effectiveness in

achieving its stated goals and objectives,

and its ability to provide services to

prospective adoptive families through

the completion of the adoption.

Document how the project would be

continued beyond Federal funding as

part of the agency’s ongoing program

and describe the specific steps which

would be taken to accomplish this.

If the applicant is a private non-profit

adoption agency, it must provide

evidence of licensure by submitting a

copy of its license with the application.

Discuss plans for disseminating

information on the innovations utilized.

Identify audiences who will benefit

from receiving the information and

specify mechanisms and forums which

will be used to convey the information

and support replication by other

interested agencies.

Provide assurances that at least one

key person from the project will attend

an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare

Conference in the Washington, D.C.

metropolitan area hosted by the

Children’s Bureau. The Conference

brings together child welfare

professionals, including Adoption

Opportunities and other Children’s

Bureau discretionary program grantees,

to exchange information and address

current child welfare issues.

Provide assurances and document

that the project would be staffed and

implemented within 90 days of the

notification of the grant award.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 24 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share of the project is

not to exceed $100,000 per 12-month

budget period.

Matching or Cost Sharing

Requirement: Grantees must provide at

least 10 percent of the total cost of the

project. The total approved cost of the

project is the sum of the ACF share and

the non-Federal share. Therefore, a

project requesting $100,000 in Federal

funds (based on an award of $100,000

per budget period) must include a

match of at least $11,111 (10 percent of

the total project cost). The non-Federal

share may be cash or in-kind

contributions, although applicants are

encouraged to meet their match

requirements through cash

contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that four

projects will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption

Opportunities Grants: title II of the

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment

and Adoption Reform Act of 1978,

Public Law 95–266, as amended.

1.03 Strategic Collaboration for

Completing and Sustaining Adoptions

of Children with Developmental

Disabilities

Eligible Applicants: Agencies

administering any of the following

public programs: Child Welfare;

Developmental Disability Councils;
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Protection and Advocacy Systems; or

University Affiliated Programs. Joint

applications may be developed by

consortiums at the regional, State,

Tribal, or local level which bring

complementary expertise to bear on the

adoption of children with

developmental disabilities. All

applications, even those developed by

two or more organizations, must

identify a single lead agency to be the

primary administrator of the grant and

the official recipient of the award.

Purpose: To increase and successfully

maintain the number of adoptions of

children with developmental

disabilities through the creation of

effective collaboration strategies and

models for the provision of adoption

services to developmentally disabled

children and their families in the public

child welfare system.

Background Information: Children

with special needs constitute the

overwhelming percentage of young

people waiting for an adoptive

placement, residing in non-finalized

adoptive homes, or benefiting from

finalized adoptions. According to VCIS/

APWA 1993, almost 82% of the

children waiting for an adoptive

placement in 12 States, had one or more

special needs. Moreover, data from the

same 12 States on finalized adoptions,

showed that approximately 82% of the

children also had one or more special

needs. In addition, VCIS/APWA data

illustrates that in 11 States, almost 76%

had one or more special needs. Not all

of the children identified above as

having one or more special needs are

actually developmentally disabled,

because in the adoption field, special

needs can also include such

characteristics as being older or

membership in a minority or sibling

group. However, the sheer magnitude of

the special needs percentages suggests

there are significant numbers of young

people in the adoption stream who have

a developmental disability.

Relevant public agencies have a

responsibility to facilitate adoptions,

and provide support and resources to

families formed by adoption. In terms of

responding to the needs of children

with developmental disabilities and

families who are motivated to and/or

actually adopt them, interagency work

is especially vital. While there are

examples of effective cooperation

between Child Welfare Agencies (CW),

Developmental Disabilities Councils

(DDC), Protection and Advocacy

Systems or University Affiliated

Programs (UAP), very little has been

done in the way of establishing

exemplary collaborative strategies and

models. In States with an ‘‘umbrella

agency,’’ wherein CW and DDC are part

of the same Statewide department, there

is a need for delineating and

implementing collaborative procedures

to facilitate work with children with

developmental disabilities in need of

adoption and families adopting these

children. In States with separate

departments, there is even greater need

to develop such procedures.

This priority area provides the field

with the opportunity to develop

collaboration strategies and models to

increase the number of adoptees with

developmental disabilities and to

provide services to strengthen families

who have adopted children with

disabilities.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: In order to successfully compete

under this priority area, the application

should:

Demonstrate knowledge of current

issues in public agency adoption and

other issues related to children with

developmental disabilities in the child

welfare system.

Describe the process that will be use

to identify the needs of children and

families to be served by the project.

Discuss how individuals with

disabilities and potential and actual

adoptive families will be involved in the

process.

Describe the current system the

applicant is addressing at the State,

regional or local level. Identify, policy,

program and interagency issues which

either serve to support or hinder/

prevent the adoption of children with

developmental disabilities.

Describe the measurable goals and

objectives to be achieved that will lead

to increasing and successfully

maintaining the adoptions of children

with developmental disabilities.

Describe the development and plans

for the institutionalization of the

proposed collaborative strategies or

model on either a statewide, regional or

local basis that will increase and sustain

adoptions of children with

developmental disabilities.

Document that the staff to be involved

in the project are knowledgeable of

relevant policies, federal regulations,

laws and cultural issues that impact

children with developmental

disabilities and their adoptive families.

Present an evaluation plan for

assessing the project’s effectiveness in

achieving its stated goals and objectives,

and its ability to provide services to

adoptive families through the

completion of the adoption.

Provide a plan for how individuals

with disabilities and potential and

actual adoptive families will be

involved in the evaluation process.

Provide specific written commitments

from collaborating agencies conveying

their role and the work they will

perform.

Discuss plans for disseminating

essential information on the strategies

and/or model utilized. Identify

audiences who will benefit from

receiving the information and specify

mechanisms and forums which will be

used to convey the information and

support replication by other interested

collaborative groups of agencies.

Provide assurances that at least one

key person from the project will attend

an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare

Conference in the Washington, D.C.

metropolitan area hosted by the

Children’s Bureau. The Conference

brings together child welfare

professionals, including Adoption

Opportunities and other Children’s

Bureau discretionary program grantees,

to exchange information and address

current child welfare issues.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 36 months.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share is not to exceed

$100,000 per 12-month budget period.

Matching or Cost Sharing

Requirement: Grantee must provide at

least 10 percent of the total cost of the

project. The total cost of the project is

the sum of the ACF share and the nonFederal share. Therefore, a project

requesting $100,000 in Federal funds

must include a total match of at least

$11,111 (10 percent of the total project

cost). The non-Federal share may be

cash or in-kind contributions, although

applicants are encouraged to meet their

match requirements through cash

contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that two

projects will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption

Opportunities Grants: title II of the

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment

and Adoption Reform Act of 1978,

Public Law 95–266, as amended.

1.04 Expanding Options for

Permanency

Eligible Applicants: States, local

government entities, federally

recognized Indian Tribes and Indian

Tribal Organizations, public or private

non-profit licensed child welfare or

adoption agencies that currently serve

children in the public child welfare

system.

Purpose: To develop a system reform

project that incorporates or strengthens

the practice of one or more of the

following non-adversarial options for

permanency: voluntary relinquishment,

concurrent planning and/or mediation.
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Background Information: The

Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare

Act of 1980, Public Law 96–272,

mandates securing a safe, permanent

home for every child. The child welfare

system continues to struggle with

meeting this goal in a timely fashion.

The practice base for achieving

permanency for children is too often

based on adversarial or involuntary

methods. The major practice is to seek

involuntary termination of parental

rights (TPR) for children for whom

adoption is considered the best

permanency plan. Involuntary

termination of parental rights can be a

lengthy and expensive process which

may involve court appeals. The

procedure can also be emotionally

stressful for birth, foster and prospective

adoptive parents and the child.

Frequently this practice is insensitive to

the need of some children to maintain

connections with their birth families.

Although necessary in some cases, TPR

and other practices of a similar tone,

have failed to significantly reduce the

large number of children in the foster

care system waiting to be freed for

adoption, to be adopted, or for other

permanent arrangements.

Alternatively, the child welfare

system is encouraged to focus on

approaches which set a different tone

and emphasize non-adversarial frontend practices and procedures and

strengthen the agency’s capacity to

achieve earlier and better outcomes for

children and their families. Expanding

options for permanency, which

encourage cooperative processes and

early decision making among all parties

involved, are essential to achieving

child, family, and system well-being.

The demonstration projects funded

under this priority area should be

designed to inform the field about the

efficacy of these non-adversarial

approaches in achieving permanency

earlier, more quickly and more

sensitively for these children.

Permanency is broadly conceptualized

to include adoption, guardianship to a

relative or non-relative and parental

consent to relative or non-relative

adoption. One or a combination of the

following approaches can be included

in the demonstration: voluntary

relinquishment, mediation or

concurrent planning.

Mediation is the voluntary, noncoercive process of negotiation with the

assistance of a neutral, impartial third

party. The aim of mediation in child

welfare and permanency is to encourage

birth parents, extended relatives and

foster and/or adoptive parents to

cooperate in making decisions that

reflect the best interest of the child.

Concurrent Planning is the process of

workers’ developing alternative

permanent plans for children during

their initial contact with the child

welfare system. Concurrent planning

involves enacting a plan for family

preservation or reunification with the

child’s birth family, while

simultaneously engaging in planning for

alternative permanency placements

such as adoption and kinship care.

Relinquishment is a voluntary process

of transferring parental rights to an

authorized child welfare agency. It is

often utilized at the request of the

parent and can be provided at any point

along the child welfare service

continuum. In recent years it has been

underutilized by child welfare workers,

and the professional skills associated

with counseling parents on the issues of

voluntary relinquishment have eroded.

This priority area encourages child

welfare system reform by incorporating

and/or strengthening non-adversarial

approaches into practice to achieve

permanency for children in the child

welfare system.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: In order to successfully compete

under this priority area, the applicant

should:

Demonstrate knowledge of current

issues in adoption and permanency for

children in the public child welfare

field.

Describe the project and explain why

a particular system reform approach or

set of approaches is being selected.

Demonstrate knowledge and

understanding of the reform approach or

approaches selected. If more than one

approach is selected, describe how they

are linked.

Describe how the approach(es) to be

used in this demonstration differ from

current agency practice and how this

project’s reform approaches will be

institutionalized.

Describe the measurable goals and

objectives of the project to be used to

determine if the approach selected led

to an increase in achieving permanency

earlier.

Describe the process and criteria that

will be used to identify children and

families in need of these services.

Describe how the birth families and

extended families will be involved in

the permanency planning process.

Provide assurances that project staff

are knowledgeable of policies, federal

regulations, laws and cultural issues

that impact on permanency for children.

Describe the training/staff

development components of the project

which will be implemented.

If the project involves coordination

with other agencies, present a plan

clarifying how these agencies will work

with the applicant to accomplish project

goals and objectives.

Describe an evaluation plan which

will focus on the reform approaches and

which is capable of identifying the

successes and failures of the

approaches.

The evaluation plan should be

outcome oriented and include the

collection and analysis of data to

ascertain the effectiveness of the nonadversarial options for permanency. The

evaluation should also include

descriptive information on the processes

and procedures used in implementing

the project.

Discuss strategies for disseminating

information on the reform approaches

utilized. Identify audiences who will

benefit from receiving the information

and specify mechanisms and forums

which will be used to convey the

information and support replication by

other interested agencies.

If the applicant is a non-profit private

agency, it must provide assurance that

the children to be served through this

demonstration are public agency

children.

Provide assurances that at least one

key person from the project will attend

an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare

Conference in the Washington, D.C.

metropolitan area hosted by the

Children’s Bureau. The Conference

brings together child welfare

professionals, including Adoption

Opportunities and other Children’s

Bureau discretionary program grantees

to exchange information and address

current child welfare issues.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 36 months.

Federal Share of Project Cost: The

maximum Federal share of the project is

$100,000 per 12-month budget 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. Therefore, a project requesting

$100,000 in Federal funds (based upon

an award of $100,000 per budget period)

must include a match of at least $11,111

(10 percent of the total project cost). The

non-Federal share may be cash or inkind contributions, although applicants

are encouraged to meet their match

requirements through cash

contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that two

projects will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption

Opportunities Grants : title II of the

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
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and Adoption Reform Act of 1978,

Public Law 95–266, as amended.

1.05 Developing Resource Materials

for Foster and Adoptive Parents To Meet

the Needs of Children of a Different

Race, Color, or National Origin

Eligible Applicants: States, local

government entities, public and private

non-profit licensed child welfare and

adoption agencies, adoption

organizations, university-based

institutes and incorporated adoptive

parents’ groups with materials

development expertise.

Purpose: To develop resource

materials capable of assisting foster and

adoptive parents in meeting the needs of

children of a racial and ethnic group

different from their own.

Background: Many children in foster

care are currently being cared for by

parents of a different race, color or

national origin, and if adopted, are more

than likely to be adopted by their foster

parents. With the passage of MEPA

barriers to transracial and transcultural

placements are being eliminated. At

times, parents in these circumstances

have received little or no assistance in

looking at how these differences can

affect themselves, their own family and

the child(ren). Additionally, they may

not have been prepared to deal with the

racism and bias their foster or adoptive

child(ren) and their newly formed

family may encounter.

To meet the needs of all waiting

children both minority foster and

adoptive parents and transracial and

transcultural families will be formed.

Agencies involved in foster or adoptive

parent recruitment, parent preparation

and/or child placement may need

assistance in appropriately assessing the

capacity of those applicants to deal with

the differences, and providing them

with suitable training and education.

How parents value, respect, appreciate

and educate the child regarding his or

her racial and/or ethnic background are

among the most critical factors in the

child’s healthy development.

The Multiethnic Placement Act

(MEPA) Guidance published in April

1995 identifies the following factors as

being among those that agencies need to

consider in assessing a prospective

parent’s suitability to care for a

particular child. They are:

• the ability to form relationships and

to bond with the specific child;

• the ability to help the child

integrate into the family;

• the ability to accept the child’s

background and to help the child cope

with his/her past;

• the ability to accept the behavior

and personality of the specific child;

• the ability to validate the child’s

cultural, racial and ethnic background;

and

• the ability to meet the child’s

particular educational, developmental

or psychological needs.

To facilitate the implementation of

MEPA, child placement agencies have

been looking for new resource materials

to use in assessing and preparing

families to provide permanence for

children who are culturally, ethnically,

and racially different. This priority area

promotes the development of resources

responsive to this need.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: In order to successfully compete

under this priority area, the applicant

should:

Describe applicant’s understanding of

the placement of public sector children

in foster care and adoption, as well as

an understanding of issues in assessing

and preparing prospective foster and

adoptive parents for children who have

been in foster care.

Demonstrate knowledge of all factors

to be considered in determining a

child’s placement needs and of factors

to be considered in helping a family

make a decision to parent or not to

parent a child of a different race, color

or national origin.

Demonstrate knowledge of the role

that culture and ethnicity play in the

development of a child’s self esteem.

Demonstrate knowledge of the current

issues in transracial/transcultural

placements.

Identify resource deficiencies that

currently exist and demonstrate how the

proposed resource materials respond to

the deficiencies identified.

Develop a Panel of Advisors from

diverse backgrounds and disciplines, to

assist in the content development and

design of the resource materials.

Demonstrate that staff to be utilized in

the project are culturally competent and

have experience working with families

and children from diverse backgrounds

and racial and ethnic groups.

Provide assurance that draft and final

content of the resource materials will be

submitted for review by federal staff to

confirm legal and policy accuracy.

Describe how the resource materials

developed will be field-tested and

evaluated prior to submission as a final

product.

Discuss strategies for disseminating

and/or marketing the resource materials.

Identify audiences who will benefit

from receiving the materials and specify

mechanisms and forums which will be

used to convey information about the

materials and support utilization by

other child welfare agencies.

Provide assurances that at least one

key person from the project will attend

an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare

Conference in the Washington, D.C.

metropolitan area hosted by the

Children’s Bureau. The Conference

brings together child welfare

professionals, including Adoption

Opportunities and other Children’s

Bureau discretionary program grantees,

to exchange information and address

current child welfare issues.

Project Duration: The length of the

project should not exceed 24 months.

Federal Share of Project Cost: The

maximum Federal share of the project is

not to exceed $75,000 per 12-month

budget period.

Matching Requirements: Grantees

must provide at least 10 percent of the

total cost of the project. The total cost

of the project is the sum of the ACF

share and the non-Federal share.

Therefore, a project requesting $75,000

in Federal funds (based on an award of

$75,000 per budget period) must

include a match of at least $8,333 (10

percent of total project cost). The nonFederal share may be cash or in-kind

contributions, although applicants are

encouraged to meet their match

requirement through cash contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects To Be

Funded: It is anticipated that two

projects will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption

Opportunities Grant: title II of the Child

Abuse Prevention and Treatment and

Adoption Reform Act of 1978, Public

Law 95–266, as amended.

1.06 Operation of a National Adoption

Information Exchange System

Eligible Applicants: State or local

governments, public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations or

universities with expertise in adoption

and the ability to maintain a National

Adoption Information Exchange System.

Purpose: To maintain a National

Adoption Information Exchange System

to bring together children who would

benefit from adoption and qualified

prospective adoptive parents who are

seeking such children, and conduct

national recruitment efforts in order to

reach prospective parents for children

waiting to be adopted.

Background information: The

Adoption Opportunities statute spells

out the intent of the Congress to

facilitate the elimination of barriers to

adoption and to provide permanent and

loving home environments for children

who would benefit from adoption,

particularly children with special needs,

including disabled infants with life

threatening conditions.
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The statute requires the

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families (ACYF) to conduct directly or

by grant or contract with public or

private non-profit agencies or

organizations, ongoing, extensive

recruitment efforts on a national level,

to develop national public awareness

efforts to unite children in need of

adoption with appropriate adoptive

parents, and to establish a coordinated

referral system of recruited families

with appropriate State or Regional

adoption resources to ensure that

families are served in a timely fashion.

In 1979, the North American Center

on Adoption, a unit of the Child Welfare

League of America, Inc. was awarded a

three year contract by the Children

Bureau for the National Adoption

Information Exchange System project.

This project focused on three areas:

Designing, developing and operating a

National Adoption Exchange system;

providing and coordinating training and

technical assistance to the State and

Regional exchanges to enhance their

ability to participate in the national

exchange system; and publishing a

significant quantity of materials needed

to facilitate the adoption of waiting

children. The contract was replaced

with a competitive grant awarded to the

Adoption Center of Delaware Valley in

1983, to operate the National Adoption

Information Exchange System for two

years. The grant was to provide six

major services: information and referral,

computerized listing of children and

families, match/referral, recruitment

and public education, training and

technical consultation and development

of the national adoption network.

During the second year of the grant,

there was an increased emphasis on

telecommunications as a result of input

provided by members of the Corporate

Advisory Board and Child Welfare

Advisory Board.

In September 1986 ACYF funded 44

States, including Puerto Rico and the

District of Columbia, with small grants

so that they could purchase hardware

and software to join the national

adoption telecommunications network,

and to communicate with each other

around concerns in the field of

adoption. In 1985, the National

Adoption Center (NAC), formerly the

Adoption Center of Delaware Valley,

received a grant to continue the

development and implementation of the

national adoption telecommunication

network and to provide coordination

and support services to manage the

network and to provide technical

consultation to States to continue

building and implementing the network.

The membership of the network

includes public and private agencies,

and other child welfare organizations,

parent groups, independent or nonaffiliated social workers and

researchers.

In 1990, a new five year grant was

competitively awarded to the NAC to

continue the National Adoption

Information Exchange System. The NAC

increased usage of the system by

providing training and technical

assistance to its members and by

providing national outreach and public

education to recruit adoptive families

for children who wait. In September

1995 an additional short-term grant was

awarded to the National Adoption

Center.

During its years of operation under

various auspices, the National Adoption

Information Exchange System, also

known as the NAE has increased the

visibility of waiting children and

enabled approved families to register

and gain maximum access to children

waiting for adoptive families. The new

computer system put into effect in July

1992 has considerably improved the

ability of NAE members to access and

utilize the information on the exchange.

NAE members use the exchange to list

children in the child database and to

search for adoptive parents for the

children whom they list.

However, there continues to be an

insufficient number of families listed on

the NAE to meet the needs of these

children. State and local agencies are

reluctant to list families on the NAE

whom they believe are potential

resources for children in their own

States. The agency’s preference to find

families for children within the State or

within close proximity to the State has

prompted the development of State and

Regional exchanges.

We have reached a critical point in

the development of the National

Adoption Information Exchange System.

Previously, the NAE focused on the

following areas: (1) Registration of

waiting children and waiting families;

(2) the development of a computer

database which made this information

available to members of the exchange

electronically; (3) the number of

matches made on behalf of listed

waiting children; and (4) the

development of national recruitment

activities aimed at finding potential

adoptive families interested in adoption

of special needs children.

In order to remain effective, the NAE

must refocus its priorities to emphasize

assisting States and localities to build

the capacity within their own

jurisdictions to meet the needs of

waiting children. This priority is based

on the premise that only in unusual

circumstances should a national search

for an adoptive family be undertaken

and that the activity is most effective

when carried out at the local, State and

regional levels. The NAE should be

viewed as an extension of State and

Regional exchanges, not as their

competitor.

The NAE should be able to develop

linkages with a variety of national

media organizations in order to educate

large segments of the population about

the needs of waiting children and on

how to access the adoption system. The

NAE should be in the position to: (1)

Provide training and technical

assistance in the development and

management of State and Regional

exchanges and to provide consultation

to exchanges on recruitment strategies

for potential adoptive families; (2)

facilitate the development of a network

of exchanges that connect urban, rural,

small and large child welfare service

providers in their efforts to bring

families and children together; (3) serve

as the central receiver of all adoption

inquiries generated during national and

other recruitment campaigns and

disseminate these resources to the

Regional and State exchanges; (4)

collaborate with organizations such as

the Interstate Compact for the Placement

of Children (ICPC), the Interstate

Compact on Adoption and Medical

Assistance (ICAMA), and other relevant

agencies to assist with the identification

of, and the possible removal of barriers

that prevent ‘‘necessary’’ interstate

placements which serve the best interest

of the child.

The Federal government is in the

process of redefining its relationship

with States and other child welfare

agencies. A new partnership is being

forged based upon a vision wherein all

concerned agencies will collaborate and

cooperate to provide a continuum of

services to meet the needs of children.

In light of the current opportunity to

revitalize child welfare, the role and

responsibilities of NAE must be focused

on assisting States to improve their

ability to meet the needs of the rising

numbers of children waiting for

permanent families.

Minimum Requirements for Project

Design: In order to successfully compete

under this priority area, the applicant

should:

Demonstrate knowledge of adoption

and the current challenges faced by the

field.

Demonstrate knowledge of the issues

and problems related to the

maintenance of a national adoption

information exchange system and

provide documentation of the

applicant’s plan to address them.
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Describe a plan for establishing a 24

hour, 7 day a week, toll-free national

adoption exchange telephone number

which can be used for national

recruitment initiatives, local

recruitment initiatives and incoming

adoption inquiries generated by these

recruitment initiatives.

Develop performance measures that

can be used to assess the strengths,

weaknesses and successes of the NAE as

well as State and Regional exchanges.

Describe a plan for providing training

and technical assistance to States and

Regions in the following areas: (1)

Development of a State or Regional

exchange, (2) development of State or

Regional recruitment strategies, and (3)

use of NAE’s telecommunications

resources.

Describe a strategy for the

development of a network of exchanges

which includes linkages between

Regional exchanges, State Exchanges,

and the NAE in order to maximize the

placement options for children.

Describe a plan for enhancing,

maintaining and continuing

technological and telecommunications

access to the national listing of waiting

children and waiting families for

exchange members.

Demonstrate knowledge of current

technologies/programs such as the

Internet and the Statewide Automated

Child Welfare Information System

(SACWIS) which could be used to

access information on children in the

child welfare system.

Provide documentation of the

commitment to assist States in

incorporating the exchange system into

their computer systems as these systems

are fully developed and implemented at

the State level.

Describe a plan for periodic national

recruitment activities, using a range of

media sources, on behalf of waiting

children on an annual basis (a minimum

of 4 separate events per year, including

National Adoption Month Activities).

Develop a media strategy which

includes partnerships with State and

local agencies in planning,

implementing and the follow-up of

recruitment activities.

Describe a plan for the production

and dissemination of materials for

general recruitment activities.

Provide assurances that the staff is

knowledgeable of policies, regulations,

laws and racial and cultural issues that

impact the children who are waiting for

an adoptive placement.

Describe a strategy for facilitating

linkages and partnerships among (at a

minimum) the State adoption

specialists, the Interstate Compact on

the Placement of Children (ICPC)

Administrators, the Interstate Compact

on Adoption and Medical Assistance

(ICAMA) Administrators and the NAE

to address the issues and problems of

interstate placement.

Describe the efforts that will be made

to coordinate with the National

Adoption Information Clearinghouse

(NAIC) and the National Resource

Center for Special Needs Adoption

(NRCSNA) to assure effective utilization

of resources and to avoid duplication of

effort and provide assurance that funds

from this grant will not be used to

support activities that are being

conducted by NAIC and NRCSNA.

Describe how the proposed budget

reflects the priorities for activities for

the NAE described in this program

announcement.

Describe a plan for developing a

national network of State professionals

in the field to serve as an advisory group

on the operation of the exchange to

address the needs of States.

Provide an assurance that at least one

key person from the project will attend

an annual 3 to 5 day Child Welfare

Conference in the Washington, D.C.

metropolitan area hosted by the

Children’s Bureau.

Provide assurances that at least one

key staff member will attend annually

four, one to two day meetings convened

by the Children’s Bureau in

Washington, D.C.

Provide an assurance that key staff

will meet with their Federal project

officer and other Children’s Bureau staff

in Washington, D.C. within sixty days of

receiving the award.

Agree to enter into a Cooperative

Agreement which will require the

grantee to submit to the Children’s

Bureau for review and approval: Work

plans, including as appropriate,

activities involving Headquarters and

Regional Office staff; lists of topics to be

covered in technical assistance

resources, syntheses, summaries and

literature reviews; topics, times and

places for conferences; topics for any

collection of original data; and draft

reports, conference agendas and other

materials prior to their finalization and

dissemination by the grantee. (A

cooperative agreement is Federal

assistance in which substantial Federal

involvement is anticipated. The

respective responsibilities of Federal

staff and the awardee are negotiated

prior to award.) The grantee shall also

cooperate, to the extent that its budget

will allow, with the Children’s Bureau

in meetings, briefings, or other forums

to disseminate knowledge gained from

its work with States and local

communities around adoption issues.

Project Duration: The length of the

project must not exceed 36 months.

Federal Share of Project Cost: The

maximum Federal share of the project is

$500,000 per budget period.

Matching Requirement: Grantees must

provide at least 25 percent of the total

approved project. The total approved

cost of the project is the sum of the ACF

share and the non-Federal share.

Therefore, a project requesting $500,000

in Federal funds (based on an award of

$500,000 per budget period) must

include a match of at least $166,666 (25

percent of the total project cost). The

non-Federal share may be cash or inkind contributions, although applicants

are encouraged to meet their match

requirements through cash

contributions.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that 1 project

will be funded.

CFDA: 93.652 Adoption

Opportunities Grants: title II of the

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment

and Adoption Reform Act of 1978,

Public Law 95–266, as amended.

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 Adoption

Opportunities Program is not covered

under Executive Order 12372,

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.

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, 6th Floor East, OFM/

DDG, Washington, D.C. 20047.

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 August 26,

1996. Applications received after 4:30

p.m. will be classified as late.
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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,

Washington, DC 20447, (Reference

Announcement Number and Priority

Area). Applicants are responsible for

mailing applications well in advance,

when using all mail services, to ensure

that the applications are received on or

before the deadline time and date.

Applications hand-carried by

applicants, applicant couriers, or by

overnight/express mail couriers shall be

considered as meeting an announced

deadline if they are received on or

before the deadline date, between the

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

U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children

and Families, Division of Discretionary

Grants, ACF 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 faxed to ACF

will not be accepted regardless of date

or time of submission and time of

receipt.

Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria above are

considered late applications. ACF shall

notify each late applicant that its

application will not be considered in

the current competition.

Extension of Deadlines: ACF may

extend the deadline for all applicants

because of acts of God such as floods,

hurricanes, etc., or when there is a

widespread disruption of the mails.

However, if the granting agency 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, only provide the prefix

and suffix assigned by the DHHS

Central Registry System.

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. The title is generally short and is

descriptive of the project, not the

priority area title. Place the priority area

number in parenthesis after the main

program title.

Item 12. Areas Affected by Project—

Enter the governmental unit where

significant and meaningful impact could

be observed. List only the largest unit or

units affected, such as State, county, or

city. If an entire unit is affected, list it

rather than subunits.

Item 13. Proposed Project—Enter the

desired start date for the project and

projected completion date.

Item 14. Congressional District of

Applicant/Project—Enter the number of

the Congressional District where the

applicant’s principal office is located

and the number of the Congressional

district(s) where the project will be

located. If statewide, a multi-State effort,

or nationwide, enter 00.

Items 15. Estimated Funding Levels:

In completing 15a through 15f, the

dollar amounts entered should reflect,

for a 12 month budget period, the total

amount requested. If the proposed

project period exceeds 17 months, enter

only those dollar amounts needed for

the first 12 months of the proposed

project.

Item 15a. Enter the amount of ACF

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 15b–e. Enter the amount(s) of

funds from non-Federal sources that

will be contributed to the proposed

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

third party in-kind contributions should

be included on appropriate lines as

applicable.

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? Yes. —Enter the date the

applicant contacted the SPOC regarding

this application. Select the appropriate

SPOC from the listing provided at the
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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. If there is a

discrepancy in dates, the SPOC may

request that the Federal agency delay

any proposed funding.

Item 16b. Is Application Subject to

Review By State Executive Order 12372

process? No. —Check the appropriate

box if the application is not covered by

E.O. 12372 or if the program has not

been selected by the State for review.

Item 17. Is the Applicant Delinquent

on any Federal Debt? —Check the

appropriate box. This question applies

to the applicant organization, not the

person who signs as the authorized

representative. Categories of debt

include audit disallowances, loans and

taxes.

Item 18. To the best of my knowledge

and belief, all data in this application/

preapplication are true and correct. The

document has been duly authorized by

the governing body of the applicant and

the applicant will comply with the

attached assurances if the assistance is

awarded. —To be signed by the

authorized representative of the

applicant. A copy of the governing

body’s authorization for signature of this

application by this individual as the

official representative must be on file in

the applicant’s office, and may be

requested from the applicant.

Item 18a–c. Typed Name of

Authorized Representative, Title,

Telephone Number—Enter the name,

title and telephone number of the

authorized representative of the

applicant organization.

Item 18d. Signature of Authorized

Representative—Signature of the

authorized representative named in Item

18a. At least one copy of the application

must have an original signature. Use

colored ink (not black) so that the

original signature is easily identified.

Item 18e. Date Signed—Enter the date

the application was signed by the

authorized representative.

2. SF 424A—Budget Information—

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 means an article

as non-expendable, 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, or (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

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
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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’’. Columns (d) would be used

in the case of a 48 month project period.

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 81⁄2’’ 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.

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

of the application will be counted to

determine the total length.

5. Organizational Capability

Statement. The Organizational

Capability Statement should consist of a

brief (two to three pages) background

description of how the applicant

organization (or the unit within the

organization that will have

responsibility for the project) is

organized, the types and quantity of

services it provides, and/or the research

and management capabilities it

possesses. This description should

cover capabilities not included in the

Program Narrative Statement. It may

include descriptions of any current or

previous relevant experience, or

describe the competence of the project

team and its demonstrated ability to

produce a final product that is readily

comprehensible and usable. An

organization chart showing the

relationship of the project to the current

organization should be included.

6. Part IV—Assurances/Certifications.

Applicants requesting financial

assistance for a non-construction project

must file the Standard Form 424B,

‘‘Assurances: Non-Construction

Programs.’’ Applicants must sign and

return the Standard Form 424B with

their applications.

Applicants must provide a

certification concerning Lobbying. Prior

to receiving an award in excess of
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$100,000, applicants shall furnish an

executed copy of the lobbying certificate

with their applications. Applicants must

sign and return the certification with

their applications.

Applicants must make the appropriate

certification of their compliance with

the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.

By signing and submitting the

applications, applicants are providing

the certification and need not mail back

the certification with the applications.

Applicants must make the appropriate

certification that they are not presently

debarred, suspended or otherwise

ineligible for award. By signing and

submitting the applications, applicants

are providing the certification and need

not mail back the certification with the

applications.

Copies of the certification and

assurances are located at the end of this

announcement.

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.

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 for Federal Assistance

(SF 424, REV 4–88);

—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; and

—Certification of Protection of Human

Subjects, if necessary;

—Certification Regarding

Environmental Tobacco Smoke.

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 deadlines date, please

notify the ACYF Operations Center by

telephone at 1–800–351–2293.

Dated: June 26, 1996.

Olivia A. Golden,

Commissioner, Administration on Children,

Youth and Families.

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Instructions for the SF 424

This is a standard form used by applicants

as a required facesheet for preapplications

and applications submitted for Federal

assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies

to obtain applicant certification that States

which have established a review and

comment procedure in response to Executive

Order 12372 and have selected the program

to be included in their process, have been

given an opportunity to review the

applicant’s submission.

Item and Entry

1. Self-explanatory.

2. Date application submitted to Federal

agency (or State if applicable) & applicant’s

control number (if applicable).

3. State use only (if applicable).

4. If this application is to continue or

revise an existing award, enter present

Federal identifier number. If for a new

project, leave blank.

5. Legal name of applicant, name of

primary organizational unit which will

undertake the assistance activity, complete

address of the applicant, and name and

telephone number of the person to contact on

matters related to this application.

6. Enter Employee Identification Number

(EIN) as assigned by the Internal Revenue

Service.

7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space

provided.

8. Check appropriate box and enter

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

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

—‘‘Continuation’’ means an extension for an

additional funding/budget period for a

project with a projected completion date.

—‘‘Revision’’ means any change in the

Federal Government’s financial obligation

or contingent liability from an existing

obligation.

9. Name of Federal agency from which

assistance is being requested with this

application.

10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number and title of the program

under which assistance is requested.

11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the

project. If more than one program is

involved, you should append an explanation

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

construction or real property projects), attach

a map showing project location. For

preapplications, use a separate sheet to

provide a summary description of this

project.

12. List only the largest political entities

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

13. Self-explanatory.

14. List the applicant’s Congressional

District and any District(s) affected by the

program or project.

15. Amount requested or to be contributed

during the first funding/budget period by

each contributor. Value of in-kind

contributions should be included on

appropriate lines as applicable. If the action

will result in a dollar change to an existing

award, indicate only the amount of the

change. For decreases, enclose the amounts

in parentheses. If both basic and

supplemental amounts are included, show

breakdown on an attached sheet. For

multiple program funding, use totals and

show breakdown using same categories as

item 15.

16. Applicants should contact the State

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Federal

Executive Order 12372 to determine whether

the application is subject to the State

intergovernmental review process.

17. This question applies to the applicant

organization, not the person who signs as the

authorized representative. Categories of debt

include delinquent audit disallowances,

loans and taxes.

18. To be signed by the authorized

representative of the applicant. A copy of the

governing body’s authorization for you to

sign this application as official representative

must be on file in the applicant’s office.

(Certain Federal agencies may require that

this authorization be submitted as part of the

application.)

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Instructions for the SF–424A

General Instructions

This form is designed so that application

can be made for funds from one or more grant

programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to

any existing Federal grantor agency

guidelines which prescribe how and whether

budgeted amounts should be separately

shown for different functions or activities

within the program. For some programs,

grantor agencies may require budgets to be

separately shown by function or activity. For

other programs, grantor agencies may require

a breakdown by function or activity. Sections

A, B, C, and D should include budget

estimates for the whole project except when

applying for assistance which requires

Federal authorization in annual or other

funding period increments. In the latter case,

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

budget for the first budget period (usually a

year) and Section E should present the need

for Federal assistance in the subsequent

budget periods. All applications should

contain a breakdown by the object class

categories shown in Lines a–k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary

Lines 1–4, Columns (a) and (b)

For applications pertaining to a single

Federal grant program (Federal Domestic

Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring

a functional or activity breakdown, enter on

Line 1 under Column (a) the catalog program

title and the catalog number in Column (b).

For applications pertaining to a single

program requiring budget amounts by

multiple functions or activities, enter the

name of each activity or function on each

line in Column (a), and enter the catalog

number in Column (b). For applications

pertaining to multiple programs where none

of the programs require a breakdown by

function or activity, enter the catalog

program title on each line in Column (a) and

the respective catalog number on each line in

Column (b).

For applications pertaining to multiple

programs where one or more programs

require a breakdown by function or activity,

prepare a separate sheet for each program

requiring the breakdown. Additional sheets

should be used when one form does not

provide adequate space for all breakdown of

data required. However, when more than one

sheet is used, the first page should provide

the summary totals by programs.

Lines 1–4, Columns (c) through (g)

For new applications, leave Columns (c)

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

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

the appropriate amounts of funds needed to

support the project for the first funding

period (usually a year).

For continuing grant program applications,

submit these forms before the end of each

funding period as required by the grantor

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

estimated amounts of funds which will

remain unobligated at the end of the grant

funding period only if the Federal grantor

agency instructions provide for this.

Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter

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

needed for the upcoming period. The

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

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

For supplemental grants and changes to

existing grants, do not use Columns (c) and

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

increase or decrease of Federal funds and

enter in Column (f) the amount of the

increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In

Column (g) enter the new total budgeted

amount (Federal and non-Federal) which

includes the total previous authorized

budgeted amounts plus or minus, as

appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns

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

should not equal the sum of amounts in

Columns (e) and (f).

Line 5—Show the totals for all columns

used.

Section B. Budget Categories

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

enter the titles of the same programs,

functions, and activities shown on Lines 1–

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

sheets are prepared for Section A, provide

similar column headings on each sheet. For

each program, function, or activity, fill in the

total requirements for funds (both Federal

and non-Federal) by object class categories.

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

6h in each column.

Line 6j—Show the amount of indirect cost.

Line 6k—Enter the total of amounts on

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

grants and continuation grants the total

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

same as the total amount shown in Section

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

grants and changes to grants, the total

amount of the increase or decrease as shown

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

same as the sum of the amounts in Section

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

Line 7—Enter the estimated amount of

income, if any, expected to be generated from

this project. Do not add or subtract this

amount from the total project amount. Show

under the program narrative statement the

nature and source of income. The estimated

amount of program income may be

considered by the federal grantor agency in

determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal-Resources

Line 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 functions 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 of 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

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

grant program titles shown in Column (a),

Section A. A breakdown by function or

activity is not necessary. For new

applications and continuation grant

applications, enter in the proper columns

amounts of Federal funds which will be

needed to complete the program or project

over the succeeding funding periods (usually

in years). This section need not be completed

for revisions (amendments, changes, or

supplements) to funds for the current year of

existing grants.

If more than four lines are needed to list

the program titles, submit additional

schedules as necessary.

Line 20—Enter the total for each of the

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

are prepared for this Section, annotate

accordingly and show the overall totals on

this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

Line 21—Use this space to explain

amounts for individual direct object-class

cost categories that may appear to be out of

the ordinary or to explain the details as

required by the Federal grantor agency.

Line 22—Enter the type of indirect rate

(provisional, predetermined, final or fixed)

that will be in effect during the funding

period, the estimated amount of the base to

which the rate is applied, and the total

indirect expense.

Line 23—Provide any other explanations or

comments deemed necessary.

Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs

Note: Certain of these assurances may not

be applicable to your project or program. If

you have questions, please contact the

awarding agency. Further, certain Federal

awarding agencies may require applicants to

certify to additional assurances. If such is the

case, you will be notified.

As the duly authorized representative of

the applicant, I certify that the applicant:

1. Has the legal authority to apply for

Federal assistance, and the institutional,

managerial and financial capability

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

proper planning, management and

completion of the project described in this

application.

2. Will give the awarding agency, the

Comptroller General of the United States, and

if appropriate, the State, through any
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authorized representative, access to and the

right to examine all records, books, papers,

or documents related to the award; and will

establish a proper accounting system in

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 Merit System of Personnel Administration

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

6. Will comply with all Federal statutes

relating to nondiscrimination. These include

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

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

prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,

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

Education Amendments of 1972, as amended

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

which prohibits discrimination on the basis

of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation

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

which prohibits discrimination on the basis

of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act

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

6107), which prohibits discrimination on the

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

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

amended relating to nondiscrimination on

the basis of drug abuse; (f) the

Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and

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

amended, relating to nondiscrimination on

the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g)

§§ 523 and 527 of the Public Health Service

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

3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of

alcohol and drug abuse patient records; (h)

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42

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

nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or

financing of housing; (i) any other

nondiscrimination provisions in the specific

statute(s) under which application for

Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the

requirements of any other nondiscrimination

statute(s) which may apply to the

application.

7. Will comply, or has already complied,

with the requirements of Titles II and III of

the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real

Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970

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

equitable treatment of persons displaced or

whose property is acquired as a result of

Federal or federally assisted programs. These

requirements apply to all interests in real

property acquired for project purposes

regardless of Federal participation in

purchases.

8. Will comply with the provisions of the

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

7328) which limit the political activities of

employees whose principal employment

activities are funded in whole or in part with

Federal funds.

9. Will comply, as applicable, with the

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

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

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

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards

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

standards for federally assisted construction

subagreements.

10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood

insurance purchase requirements of Section

102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of

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

in a special flood hazard area to participate

in the program and to purchase flood

insurance if the total cost of insurable

construction and acquisition is $10,000 or

more.

11. Will comply with environmental

standards which may be prescribed pursuant

to the following: (a) institution of

environmental quality control measures

under the National Environmental Policy Act

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

(EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating

facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection

of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d)

evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in

accordance with EO 11988; (e) assurance of

project consistency with the approved State

management program developed under the

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16

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

Federal actions to State (Clean Air)

Implementation Plans under Section 176(c)

of the Clean 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

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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Title llllllllllllllllll

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Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters—Primary Covered

Transactions

By signing and submitting this proposal,

the applicant, defined as the primary

participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part

76, certifies to the best of its knowledge and

belief that it and its principals:

(a) are not presently debarred, suspended,

proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded from covered

transactions by any Federal Department or

agency;

(b) have not within a 3-year period

preceding this proposal been convicted of or

had a civil judgment rendered against them

for obtaining, attempting to obtain, or

performing a public (Federal, State, or local)

transaction or contract under a public

transaction; violation of Federal or State

antitrust statutes or commission of

embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery,

falsification or destruction of records, making

false statements, or receiving stolen property.

(c) are not presently 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 Covered

Transactions

(To Be Supplied to Lower Tier Participants)

By signing and submitting this lower tier

proposal, the prospective lower tier

participant, as defined in 45 CFR Part 76,

certifies to the best of its knowledge and

belief that it and its principals:

(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended,

proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,

or voluntarily excluded from participation in

this transaction by any federal department or

agency.

(b) Where the prospective lower tier

participant is unable to certify to any of the

above, such prospective participant shall

attach an explanation to this proposal.

The prospective lower tier participant

further agrees by submitting this proposal

that it will include this clause entitled

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions’’ without modification in all

lower tier covered transactions and in all

solicitations for lower tier covered

transactions.

Certification Regarding Lobbying—

Certification for Contracts, Grants,

Loans, and Cooperative Agreements

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his

or her knowledge and belief, that:

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have

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

the undersigned, to any person for

influencing or attempting to influence an

officer or employee of any agency, a Member

of Congress, an officer or employee of

Congress, or an employee of a Member of

Congress in connection with the awarding of

any Federal contract, the making of any

Federal grant, the making of any Federal

loan, the entering into of any cooperative

agreement, and the extension, continuation,

renewal, amendment, or modification of any

Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative

agreement.

(2) If any funds other than Federal

appropriated funds have been paid or will be

paid to any person for influencing or

attempting to influence an officer or

employee of any agency, a Member of

Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,

or an employee of a Member of Congress in

connection with this Federal contract, grant,

loan or cooperative agreement, the

undersigned shall complete and submit

Standard Form-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure Form to

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its

instructions.

(3) The undersigned shall require that the

language of this certification be included in

the award documents for all subawards at all

tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and

contracts under grants, loans, and

cooperative agreements) and that all

subrecipients shall certify and disclose

accordingly.

This certification is a material

representation of fact upon which reliance

was placed when this transaction was made

or entered into. Submission of this

certification is a prerequisite for making or

entering into this transaction imposed by

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

who fails to file the required certification

shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less

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

each such failure.

State for Loan Guarantee and Loan

Insurance

The undersigned states, to the best of his

or her knowledge and belief, that:

If any funds have been paid or will be paid

to any person for influencing or attempting

to influence an officer or employee of any

agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or

employee of Congress, or an employee of a

Member of Congress in connection with this

commitment providing for the United States

to insure or guarantee a loan, the

undersigned shall complete and submit

Standard Form-LLL ‘‘Disclosure Form To

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its

instructions.

Submission of this statement is a

prerequisite for making or entering into this

transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,

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

require statement shall be subject to a civil

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

than $100,000 for each such failure.

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Certification Regarding Environmental

Tobacco Smoke

Public Law 103–227, Part C—

Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also known

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

requires that smoking not be permitted in any

portion of any indoor facility owned or

leased or contracted for by an entity and used

routinely or regularly for the provision of

health, day care, education, or library

services to children under the age of 18, if

the services are funded by Federal programs

either directly or through State or local

governments, by Federal grant, contract, loan,

or loan guarantee. The law does not apply to

children’s services provided in private

residences, facilities funded solely by

Medicare or Medicaid funds, and portions of

facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol

treatment. Failure to comply with the

provisions of the law may result in the

imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up

to $1,000 per day and/or the imposition of an

administrative compliance order on the

responsible entity.

By signing and submitting this application

the applicant/grantee certifies that it will

comply with the requirements of the Act. The

applicant/grantee further agrees that it will

require the language of this certification be

included in any subawards which contain

provisions for children’s services and that all

subgrantees shall certify accordingly.

OMB State Single Point of Contact

Listing

Arizona

Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800

N. Central Avenue, Fourteenth Floor,

Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone (602)

280–1315, FAX: (602) 280–1305

Arkansas

Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State

Clearinghouse, Office of Intergovernmental

Services, Department of Finance and

Administration, 1515 W. 7th St., Room

412, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203,

Telephone: (501) 682–1074, FAX: (501)

682–5206

Alabama

Jon C. Strickland, Alabama Department of

Economic and Community Affairs,

Planning and Economic Development

Division, 401 Adams Avenue,

Montgomery, Alabama 36103–5690,

Telephone: (205) 242–5483, FAX: (205)

242–5515

California

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning &

Research, 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121,

Sacrameto, California 95814, Telephone

(916) 323–7480, FAX: (916) 323–3018

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact

Executive Department, Thomas Collins

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

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

(302) 739–5661

District of Columbia

Charles Nichols, State Single Point of

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

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

D.C. 20005, Telephone (202) 727–6554,

FAX: (202) 727–1617

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of

Community Affairs, 2740 Centerview

Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2100,

Telephone: (904) 922–5438, FAX: (904)

487–2899

Georgia

Tom L. Reid, III, Administrator, Georgia State

Clearinghouse, 254 Washington Street,

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

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

3829, FAX: (404) 656–7938

Illinois

Barbara Beard, State Single Point of Contact,

Department of Commerce and Community

Affairs, 620 East Adams, Springfield,

Illinois 62701, Telephone (217) 782–1671,

FAX: (217) 534–1627

Indiana

Amy Brewer, State Budget Agency, 212 State

House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204,

Telephone: (317) 232–5619, FAX: (317)

233–3323

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division for Community

Assistance, Iowa Department of Economic

Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des

Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone (515) 242–

4719, FAX: (515) 242–4859

Kentucky

Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor,

Department of Local Government, 1024

Capitol Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky

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

FAX: (502) 573–2512

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, State

House Station #38, Augusta, Maine 04333,

Telephone: (207) 287–3261, FAX: (207)

287–6489

Maryland

William G. Carroll, Manager, State

Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental

Assistance, Maryland Office of Planning,

301 W. Preston Street—Room 1104,

Baltimore, Maryland 21201–2365, Staff

Contact: Linda Janey, Telephone (410)

225–4490, FAX: (410) 225–4480

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of

Governments, 1900 Edison Plaza, 660 Plaza

Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone:

(313) 961–4266

Mississippi

Cathy Malette, Clearinghouse Officer,

Department of Finance and

Administration, 455 North Lamar Street,

Jackson, Mississippi 39202–3087,

Telephone: (601) 359–6762, FAX: (601)

359–6764

Missouri

Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse,

Office of Administration, P.O. Box 809,

Room 760, Truman Building, Jefferson

City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (314)

751–4834, FAX: (314) 751–7819

Nevada

Department of Administration, State

Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, Carson

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

4065, FAX: (702) 687–3983

New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire

Office of State Planning, Attn:

Intergovernmental Review Process, Mike

Blake, 21⁄2 Beacon Street, Concord, New

Hampshire 03301, Telephone: (603) 271–

2155, FAX: (603) 271–1728

New Jersey

Gregory W. Adkins, Assistant Commissioner,

New Jersey Department of Community

Affairs, Please direct all correspondence

and questions about intergovernmental

review to: Andrew J. Jaskolka, State Review

Process, Intergovernmental Review Unit

CN 800, Room 813A,Trenton, New Jersey

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

FAX: (609) 633–2132

New Mexico

Robert Peters, State Budget Division, Room

190 Bataan Memorial Building, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827–

3640

New York

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of

the Budget, State Capitol, Albany, New

York 12224, Telephone: (518) 474–1605,

North Carolina

Chrys Baggett, Director, N.C. State

Clearinghouse, Office of the Secretary of

Admin., 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh,

North Carolina 27603–8003, Telephone:

(919) 733–7232, FAX: (919) 733–9571

North Dakota

North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office

of Intergovernmental Assistance, 600 East

Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North

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

2094, FAX: (701) 224–2308

Ohio

Larry Weaver, State Single Point of Contact,

State Clearinghouse, Office of Budget and

Management, 30 East Broad Street, 34th

Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266–0411. Please

direct correspondence and questions about

intergovernmental review to: Linda Wise,

Telephone: (614) 466–0698, FAX: (614)

466–5400

Rhode Island

Daniel W. Varin, Associate Director,

Department of Administration/Division of

Planning, One Capitol Hill, 4th Floor,

Providence, Rhode Island 02908–5870,

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
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Texas

Tom Adams, Governor’s Office, Director,

Intergovernmental Coordination, P.O. Box

12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone:

(512) 463–1771, FAX: (512) 463–1880

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse,

Office of Planning and Budget, Room 116,

State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114,

Telephone: (801) 538–1535, FAX: (801)

538–1547

Vermont

Nancy McAvoy, State Single Point of

Contact, Pavilion Office Building, 109 State

Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05609,

Telephone: (802) 828–3326, FAX: (802)

828–3339

West Virginia

Fred Cutlip, Director, Community

Development Division, W. Virginia

Development Office, Building #6, Room

553, Charleston, West Virginia 25305,

Telephone: (304) 558–4010, FAX: (304)

558–3248

Wisconsin

Martha Kerner, Section Chief, State/Federal

Relations, Wisconsin Department of

Administration, 101 East Wilson Street—

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

Wisconsin 53707, Telephone: (608) 266–

2125, FAX: (608) 267–6931

Wyoming

Sheryl Jeffries, State Single Point of Contact,

Herschler Building 4th Floor, East Wing,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, Telephone:

(307) 777–7574, FAX: (307) 638–8967

Territories

Guam

Mr. Giovanni T. Sgambelluri, Director,

Bureau of Budget and Management

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

2950, Agana, Guam 96910, Telephone:

011–671–472–2285, FAX: 011–671–472–

2825

Puerto Rico

Norma Burgos/Jose E. Caro, Chairwoman/

Director, Puerto Rico Planning Board,

Federal Proposals Review Office, Minillas

Government Center, P.O. Box 41119, San

Juan, Puerto Rico 00940–1119, Telephone:

(809) 727–4444, (809) 723–6190, FAX:

(809) 724–3270, (809) 724–3103

North Mariana Islands

State Single Point of Contact, Planning and

Budget Office, Office of the Governor,

Saipan, CM, Northern Mariana Islands

96950

Virgin Islands

Jose George, Director, Office of Management

and Budget, #41 Norregade Emancipation

Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint

Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802, Please

direct all questions and correspondence

about intergovernmental review to: Linda

Clarke, Telephone: (809) 774–0750, FAX:

(809) 776–0069

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