The general public will benefit from the objectives of this program with special attention to disparately affected populations. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87 . This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Each State shall submit an application to the funding agency.
Specific format is required, and forms are provided.
Applications are reviewed for completeness and for compliance with legislative requirements. Award is made to the applicant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Applications will be accepted beginning on October 1 of the eligible fiscal year. Compliance with requirements of application procedure. All 51 States, Territories, Compacts of Free Associations, DC, and two Indian Tribes which applied for block grants received grant funds in fiscal year 1999.