Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2001 / Notices 65975

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/

HS–2002–02]

Fiscal Year 2002 Discretionary

Announcement for Child Development

Associate (CDA) Credentialing

Program; Availability of Funds 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 funds and request for

applications to administer the Child

Development Associate (CDA)

Credentialing Program.

SUMMARY: The Administration for

Children and Families (ACF),

Administration on Children, Youth and

Families (ACYF) announces the

availability of $1,000,000 annually for

each of five years to support the Child

Development Associate (CDA)

Credentialing Program through a

Cooperative Agreement. A Cooperative

Agreement is a form of Federal financial

assistance that allows substantial

Federal involvement in the activities for

which funds are awarded. A detailed

description of the Federal involvement

is described in the full version of this

announcement.

The CDA Program is a national project

to credential qualified caregivers who

work with children birth to age five in

a variety of public and private agency

settings, and in a variety of roles,

including as center-based caregivers of

infants and toddlers or preschool age

children, as home visitors, or as family

child care providers.

DATES: The closing date and time for

receipt of application is 5 p.m. EDT on

January 28, 2002.

Note: Applications should be submitted to

the ACYF Operations Center at: 1815 N. Fort

Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia

22209. However, prior to preparing and

submitting an application, in order to

satisfactorily compete under this

announcement it will be necessary for

potential applicants to read the full

announcement which is available through

the address listed below.

ADDRESSES: The full announcement and

applications, including all necessary

forms can be downloaded from the Head

Start web site at www.acf.dhhs.gov/

programs/hsb. Hard copies of the

application may be obtaining by writing

or calling the ACYF Operations Center

(address listed below) or sending an email to CDA@lcgnet.com

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

ACYF Operations Center, 1815 North

Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington,

Virginia 22209, telephone 1–800–351–

2293 or e-mail to CDA@lcgnet.com

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Eligible Applicants: An applicant

must be a private or public non-profit or

for-profit organization. Eligible

applicants include colleges and

universities, and private or public nonprofit or for-profit organizations or

associations in the field of early

childhood education or the related

fields of child development, child care,

and family studies. Faith-based

organizations are eligible to apply for

these funds. Note: For-profit

organizations must agree to waive their

fee under this program.

Only incorporated agencies and

organizations, not individuals, are

eligible to apply. On all applications

developed jointly by more than one

agency or organization, the application

must identify only one organization as

the lead organization and the official

applicant. The other organizations(s)

may be included as partners,

participants, subgrantees or

subcontractors. Before applications are

reviewed, each application will be

screened to determine that the

organization is an eligible applicant as

specified. Ineligible applicants will be

notified.

Project Duration: The announcement

for the Child Development Associate

(CDA) Credentialing Program is

soliciting applications for a project

period of five years. An award will be

made on a competitive basis for the first

one-year budget period. An application

for the continuation grant funded for

this award beyond the one-year period,

but within the established project

period, will be entertained in

subsequent years on a non-competitive

basis, subject to availability of funds,

satisfactory progress of the grantee, and

a determination that continued funding

would be in the best interest of the

Government.

Federal Share of Project Costs: A total

of approximately $1,000,000 in ACF

funds will be available annually for this

project. The Federal share is inclusive of

indirect costs.

Matching Requirements: There are not

matching requirements.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

Funded: It is anticipated that one project

will be funded.

Statutory Authority: Section 648(e) of the

Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843).

Evaluation Criteria

Reviewers will consider the following

criteria when evaluating applicants. The

maximum numbers of points available

are indicated in parenthesis.

Criterion 1. Objectives and Need For

Assistance (20 points)

Clearly identify the physical,

economic, social, financial,

institutional, and/or other problem(s)

requiring a solution. The need for

assistance must be demonstrated and

the principal and subordinate objectives

of the project must be clearly stated;

supporting documentation, such as

letters of support and testimonials from

concerned interests other than the

applicant, may be included. Any

relevant data based on planning studies

should be included or referred to in the

endnotes/footnotes. Incorporate

demographic data and participant/

beneficiary information, as needed. In

developing the project description, the

applicant may volunteer or be requested

to provide information on the total

range of projects currently being

conducted and supported (or to be

initiated), some of which may be

outside the scope of the program

announcement.

Criterion 2. Results and Benefits

Expected (15 points)

Identify the results and benefits to be

derived. For example describe the

extent to which the applicant’s

recommendations and possible

strategies for enhancing the current CDA

National Credentialing Program systems

and approaches to support Head Start

staff qualification requirements as

mandated by Section 648A of the Head

Start Act and the revised Head Start

Performance Standards. Clearly state the

results and benefits of CDAs to be

credentialed annually, and the extent to

which the assessment and credentialing

fee is affordable to potential candidates.

Criterion 3. Approach (50 points)

Outline a plan of action, which

describes the scope, and detail of how

the proposed work will be

accomplished. Account for all functions

or activities identified in the

application. Cite factors, which might

accelerate or decelerate the work and

state your reason for taking the

proposed approach rather than others.

Describe any unusual features of the

project such as design or technological

innovations, reductions in cost or time,

or extraordinary social and community

involvement.

Provide quantitative monthly or

quarterly projections of the

accomplishments to be achieved for

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each function or activity in such terms

as the number of people to be served

and the number of activities

accomplished. When accomplishments

cannot be quantified by activity or

function, list them in chronological

order to show the schedule of

accomplishments and their target dates.

If any data is to be collected,

maintained, and/or disseminated,

clearance may be required from the U.S.

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB). This clearance pertains to any

‘‘collection of information that is

conducted or sponsored by ACF.’’

List organizations, cooperating

entities, consultants, or other key

individuals who will work on the

project along with a short description of

the nature of their effort or contribution.

Criterion 4. Budget and Budget

Justification (15 points)

Provide line item detail and detailed

calculations for each budget object class

identified on the Budget Information

form. Detailed calculations must

include estimated methods, quantities,

unit costs, and other similar quantitative

detail sufficient for the calculation to be

duplicated. The detailed budget must

also include by the funding sources

identified in Block 15 of the SF–424.

Provide a narrative budget

justification that describes how the

categorical costs are derived. Discuss

the necessity, reasonableness, and

allocability of the proposed costs.

Required Notification of the State

Single Point of Contact

This program is covered under

Executive Order 12372,

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs and 45 CFR part 100,

Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Program and Activities. Under

the Order, States may design their own

processes for reviewing and

commenting on proposed Federal

assistance under covered programs.

All States and Territories except

Alabama, Alaska, Colorado,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,

Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota,

Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New

York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,

Vermont, Virginia, Washington,

American Samoa, and Palau have

elected to participate in the Executive

Order process and have established

Single Points of Contact (SPOCs).

Applicants from these twenty-five

jurisdictions need take no action

regarding E.O. 12372. Applicants for

projects to be administered by

Federally-recognized Indian Tribes are

also exempt from the requirements of

E.O. 12372. Otherwise, applicants

should contact their SPOCs as soon as

possible to alert them of the prospective

applicants and receive any necessary

instructions. Applicants must submit

any required material to the SPOCs as

soon as possible so that the program

office can obtain and review SPOC

comments as part of the award process.

It is imperative that the applicant

submit all required materials, if any, to

the SPOC and indicate the date of this

submittal (or the date or contact if no

submittal is required) on the Standard

Form 424, Item 16a.

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

60 days from the application deadline to

comment on proposed new or

competing continuation awards.

SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate

the submission of routine endorsements

as official recommendations.

Additionally, SPOCs are requested to

clearly differentiate between mere

advisory comments and those official

State recommendations which may

trigger the ‘‘accommodate or explain’’

rule.

When comments are submitted

directly to ACF, they should be

addressed to: William Wilson, Head

Start Bureau, 330 C Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20447, Attn: Head

Start—Child Development Associate

Credentialing Program.

A list of Single Points of Contact for

each State and Territory can be found

on the web site. http://

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/

spoc.html.

Dated: December 18, 2001.

James A. Harrell,

Acting Commissioner, Administration on

Children, Youth and Families.

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

FDA Food Labeling and Allergen

Declaration; Public Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA), Southwest

Regional Small Business Program (Small

Business Program), Office of Regulatory

Affairs, in collaboration with FDA’s

Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition, the State of Missouri

Department of Public Health, the Kansas

City Department of Health and the

Missouri Milk, Food and Environmental

Health Association is announcing a

public workshop entitled ‘‘FDA Food

Labeling and Allergen Declaration.’’

This public workshop is intended to

provide information about FDA food

regulations, food labeling allergen

declaration, good manufacturing

practices, and other related matters to

the regulated industry, particularly

small businesses and startups.

Date and Time: The public workshop

will be held on January 10 and 11, 2001,

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: The public workshop will

be held at the Kansas City Department

of Health Auditorium, 2400 Troost Ave.,

Kansas City, MO.

Contact: Gala Jaramillo, Missouri

Milk, Food and Environmental Health

Association, P.O. Box 105017, Jefferson

City, MO 65110–5017, 573–634–6418,

or Sue Thomason, FDA, 7920 Elmbrook

Dr., suite 102, Dallas, TX 75247–4982,

214–655–8100, ext. 128, FAX 214–655–

8114.

Registration: Preregistration by

January 3, 2002, is encouraged. The

Missouri Milk, Food and Environmental

Health Association has a $20

preregistration fee to cover the cost of

breaks. To preregister, please complete

the form below and send along with a

check or money order for $20 payable to

The Missouri Milk, Food and

Environmental Health Association

(address above). As an alternative, the

registration form and directions to the

facility can also be obtained on the

Internet at http://www.fda.gov/ora/

indust_assit/Default.htm. Seats are

limited, please submit registration form

as soon as possible. Course space will be

filled in order of receipt of registration.

Those accepted into the course will

receive written confirmation.

Registration will close when the course

is filled. Registration at the site will be

done on a space available basis on the

day of the public workshop beginning at

8 a.m. The cost of registration at the site

is $25 payable to The Missouri Milk,

Food and Environmental Health

Association. If you need special

accommodations due to a disability,

please contact Leslie Foresberg at 816–

513–6315 at least 7 days in advance.

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