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Part VI





Department of Health and Human Services





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Administration for Children and Families



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Fiscal Year 1994 Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary 
Funds Program; Availability of Funds and Request for Applications; 
Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. OCS 94-08]

 
Fiscal Year 1994 Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Discretionary Funds Program; Availability of Funds and Request for 
Applications

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Announcement of the availability of funds and request for 
applications under the Office of Community Services Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Program.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Services (OCS) announces its Family 
Violence Prevention and Services discretionary funds program for fiscal 
year (FY) 1994. Funding for grants under this announcement is 
authorized by the ``Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption, and 
Family Services Act of 1992,'' Public Law 102-295, governing 
discretionary programs for family violence prevention and services. 
This announcement contains all forms and instructions for submitting an 
application.

DATES: The closing date for submission of applications is August 1, 
1994.

ADDRESSES: Applications may be mailed to the Department of Health and 
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Division of 
Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 6th Floor (OCS 94-
08), OFM/DDG, Washington, DC 20447
    Hand delivered applications are accepted during the normal working 
hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on or prior to the 
established closing date at: Administration for Children and Families, 
Division of Discretionary Grants, 901 D Street, SW., 6th Floor (OCS 94-
08), OFM/DDG, Washington, DC 20447.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration for Children and 
Families, Office of Community Services, Division of State Assistance, 
370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Telephone (202) 401-
9233.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Community Services, 
Administration for Children and Families, announces that applications 
are being accepted for funding for FY 1994 projects on Public 
Information/ Community Awareness for the Prevention of Domestic 
Violence; Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 
Institutional Outreach Activities in Support of Comprehensive Family 
Violence Prevention Activities (Outreach and Prevention); and Domestic 
Violence/Child Welfare Services Collaboration:
    This program announcement consists of four parts. Part I provides 
information on the family violence program and the statutory funding 
authority applicable to this announcement.
    Part II describes the priority areas under which applications for 
FY 1994 family violence funding are being requested.
    Part III describes the review process.
    Part IV provides information and instructions for the development 
and submission of applications.
    The forms to be used for submitting an application follow Part IV. 
Please copy and use these forms 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. Introduction

    Title III of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984, (Pub. L. 98-457, 
42 U.S.C. 10401, et seq.) is entitled the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Act (the Act). It was first implemented in FY 1986 and 
reauthorized and amended for fiscal years 1993 through 1995 by Congress 
on May 28, 1992 by Public Law 102-295. Funds under the Act are awarded 
to States and Indian Tribes to assist in supporting programs and 
projects to prevent incidents of family violence and to provide 
immediate shelter and related assistance for victims of family violence 
and their dependents.
    Family violence prevention funds have served to supplement many 
already established community-based family violence prevention and 
service activities. These funds also have allowed States and Tribes to 
expand current service programs and establish additional new centers in 
rural and underserved areas, on Native American Reservations, and in 
Alaskan Native Villages and Regional Corporation areas. In most areas, 
there is private sector as well as State and local funding for these 
emergency shelters.
    The Department, through the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act, has provided technical assistance grants to several State 
Coalitions Against Domestic Violence, and to several nonprofit 
organizations to assist shelter operators and service providers to 
improve their service delivery, and also to support better planning, 
coordination and information exchange.
    In addition to the grants that were initially made available in FY 
1986, the Department also has supported: The operation of the 
Clearinghouse on Family Violence Information; research activities with 
the Department of Justice; regionally based training and technical 
assistance for State and local law enforcement personnel through the 
Department of Justice; and grants for technical assistance and training 
for State and local public and private nonprofit agencies administering 
the family violence program.
    During FY 1993, the Department continued to make grant awards that 
enhanced public information and community awareness strategies and 
activities. Twenty-one grant awards for public information and 
community awareness were made during FY 1993 to private non-profit 
organizations representing Native Americans, Haitian Americans, Asian 
Americans, and community coalitions. These grant awards provided 
support to various organizations in their efforts to prevent family 
violence and to make their communities aware of the nature and 
prevalence of domestic violence as well as the services available for 
prevention activities.
    Six grant awards were made during FY 1993 to demonstrate model 
training for domestic violence prosecutors that would provide improved 
access and legal representation for domestic violence victims. A 
national resource center for domestic violence and three special issue 
resource centers also were established during FY 1993. The national 
resource center and the special-issue resource centers will provide 
resource and service information, training, and technical assistance to 
Federal, State, and Indian tribal agencies, as well as to local 
domestic violence programs and to professionals and other individuals 
who provide services to victims of domestic violence.

Part II. Fiscal Year 1994 Family Violence Projects

1. Priority Area Number FV01-94:
    Public Information/Community Awareness Campaign Projects for the 
Prevention of Family Violence

    Purpose: To assist in the development of public information and 
community awareness campaign projects and activities that will serve as 
information models for the prevention of family violence. These 
projects should provide information on resources, facilities, and 
service alternatives available to family violence victims and their 
dependents, community organizations, local school districts, and other 
individuals seeking assistance.
    Eligible Applicants: State and local agencies, Territories, and 
Native American Tribes and Tribal Organizations who are, or have been, 
recipients of Family Violence Prevention and Services Act grants; State 
and local private non-profit agencies experienced in the field of 
family violence prevention; and public and private non-profit 
educational institutions, community organizations and community-based 
coalitions, and other entities that have designed and implemented 
family violence prevention information activities or community 
awareness strategies.
    Background: Based on the encouraging response to the announcement 
for public information and community awareness grants for family 
violence prevention in Federal fiscal years 1992 and 1993, ACF plans to 
again make these grants available in FY 1994.
    The public information/community awareness grant awards have 
spawned very effective informational activities at the local levels. 
These grants have assisted community organizations to focus on and 
emphasize prevention, helped to make available public service 
announcements and legal brochures in several different languages, 
including Russian and Vietnamese, and have assisted in the 
implementation of conflict resolution activities in elementary, middle 
and high school curricula.
    The goal of this priority area is to continue to add credible and 
persuasive information to the arsenal of weapons necessary and 
available to community organizations to help break the so-called 
``cycle of family violence.'' The continuation of these efforts will 
help assure that individuals, particularly within minority communities, 
are aware of available resources and alternative responses for the 
resolution and the prevention of violence. The proposed grant awards 
will provide support for a model that provides for a more informed 
individual and thus, more effective prevention strategies on the part 
of that individual.
    The focus of this priority area requires the development and 
implementation of an innovative public information campaign model that 
may be used, for example, by public and private agencies, schools, 
churches, boys and girls clubs, community organizations, and 
individuals. The ACF support for the continued increase of information 
on services and other alternatives for the prevention of family 
violence promotes the concepts that this behavior is unacceptable and 
that victims, their dependents, and perpetrators need to be provided 
with remedial and service options for their particular situations.
    Accurate information is critical to any community awareness 
strategy and activity. How information is communicated must be modified 
where communication barriers may exist because of perceived or real 
language differences and cultural insensitivities.
    Minimum Requirements for Project Design: In order to successfully 
compete under the priority area, the applicant should:
     Present a plan for community awareness and public 
information activities that clearly reflect how the applicant will 
coordinate with public agencies and with other community organizations 
and institutions active in the field of family violence prevention.
     Describe, as an element of the plan, a proposed model 
approach to the development of a public information campaign and 
identify the specific audience(s), community(ies), and groups with the 
highest prevalence of domestic violence that will be educated in the 
prevention of family violence.
     Include, as critical elements in the plan:
     A set of achievable objectives and a description of the 
population groups, relevant geographic area, and the evaluation 
components to be used to measure progress and the overall effectiveness 
of the campaign;
     Applicants must also describe their intended strategies 
for test marketing their development plans and give assurances that 
effectiveness criteria will be implemented prior to finalizing the 
plan;
     The development and use of non-traditional sources as 
information providers (applicants should present specific plans for the 
use of local organizations, businesses and individuals in the 
distribution of information and materials);
     The identification of the media to be used in the campaign 
and the geographic distribution of the campaign;
     How the applicant would be responsive to and demonstrate 
its sensitivity towards minority communities and their cultural 
perspectives; and
     Provide a description of the kind, volume, distribution, 
and timing of the proposed information with assurances that the public 
information campaign activities will not supplant or lower the current 
frequency of public service announcements.
    Project Duration: The length of the project should not exceed 12 
months.
    Federal Share of the Project: The maximum Federal share of the 
project is not to exceed $35,000 for the 1-year project period. 
Applications for lesser amounts also will be considered under this 
priority area.
    Matching Requirement: Grantees must provide at least 25 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. The non-Federal 
share maybe met by cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants 
are encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash 
contributions. Therefore, a project requesting $35,000 in Federal funds 
(based on an award of $35,000 per budget period), must include a match 
of at least $11,660 (25% of total project cost).
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
three projects will be funded at the maximum level; more than three 
projects may be funded depending on the number of acceptable 
applications for lesser amounts which are received.
    CFDA: 93.671 Family Violence Prevention and Services: Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended.

2. Priority Area Number FV02-94:
    Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Institutional 
Outreach Activities in Support of Comprehensive Family Violence 
Prevention Activities (Outreach and Prevention);

    Purpose: To assist in the development of public information 
materials, educational strategies, and community activities for 
families that will focus on family violence prevention as a part of a 
comprehensive approach to improve and enable family-focused 
interventions. It is expected that these interventions which are 
directed towards families will increase the awareness of violence and 
decrease its incidence and impact in minority communities. In these 
efforts the responding institutions should enlist the energy and 
cooperation of significant community institutions, community 
organizations, and individuals to serve as models and to provide 
information on resources, services, facilities, and alternatives to 
violence in the family.
    Eligible Applicants: The Office of Community Services, 
Administration for Children and Families invites Historically Black 
Universities and Colleges to submit applications for projects that will 
provide for the development, implementation and operation of 
comprehensive family violence prevention strategies and for the 
dissemination of informational and resource materials for the 
prevention of family violence in our minority communities. Successful 
applicants for this priority area will not be precluded from applying 
in response to a subsequent announcement.
    Background: The goal of this priority area is to provide support 
for the inclusion of ``family violence prevention'' in a comprehensive 
approach which considers environmental and cultural factors in plans 
for intervention and violence prevention strategies in minority 
communities. Historical Black Colleges and Universities in their 
relationships with minority communities and their residents offer an 
opportunity for the exchange and development of innovative ideas and 
approaches to the prevention of violence in general. This effort will 
make it possible to capture, consider and utilize the ideas for 
violence prevention that exist in the minority communities, 
particularly in response to the problems of racism and poverty. The 
utilization of HBCUs in this effort will make available the 
considerable expertise, experience, and resources to be found in these 
institutions.
    Family violence prevention activities encompass a wide range of 
activities that include the teaching of conflict resolution skills, the 
implementation of intervention strategies, and the development of 
informational materials on available resources and services. Family 
violence prevention may be viewed as the sum of activities which are 
guides to acceptable behavior. For example, activities that may be a 
part of the family violence prevention equation provide parenting 
skills and techniques, emphasize self-esteem for our youth, stress the 
importance of higher education as a conduit to a better lifestyle, and 
identify the means of avoiding negative health consequences such as 
AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
    Family violence prevention needs to be considered as a part of an 
overall violence prevention strategy. With this particular perspective 
the Administration for Children and Families is interested in 
applications that address:
    Overall strategies for violence prevention activities that focus on 
educational and training efforts, outreach activities and supportive 
services, and the role and impact of community institutions;
    Cooperative networks and collaborative approaches within the 
minority communities for the prevention of anti-social and violent 
behavior and that facilitate the implementation of family violence 
preventive efforts;
    Intervention approaches concerned with building upon family values 
within minority families;
    Institutional intervention strategies utilizing resources such as 
alumni, fraternities and sororities, the African American religious 
community, and volunteers from the community in general; and
    The identification of data gathering, informational and research 
activities that are needed to identify, support, and implement the 
long-term strategic interventions to reduce ``Black on Black'' crime in 
general and family violence in the African American community in 
particular.

Minimum Requirements for Project Design:

    In order to successfully complete under this priority area, the 
applicant should:
     Prepare and submit an application that clearly reflects 
how the applicant will coordinate with other community organizations, 
agencies, institutions, and individuals active in the field of family 
violence prevention;
     Describe, as a major element, the significant prevention 
efforts that are a part of the educational and training, outreach, and 
supportive service strategies; and
     Describe, as an element of the plan, the proposed approach 
to a public information/community awareness strategy and identify the 
specific audience, community(s), and target group(s) on which the 
efforts will be focused.
     Describe, as an element of the plan, the intended 
strategies for test marketing the development plans and give assurances 
that effectiveness criteria will be implemented prior to finalizing the 
plan;
     Include as critical elements in the plan:
     The development and use of non-traditional sources as 
information providers and in outreach efforts;
     The specific interventions to be modeled and their 
responsiveness and sensitivity to the general violence in the African 
American community;
     A set of achievable objectives and the evaluation 
components that are to be used to measure the degree of success in 
achieving the objectives as well as the assessment of the programs 
impact.
    Project Duration: The length of the project should not exceed 17 
months.
    Federal Share of the Project: The maximum Federal share of the 
project is not to exceed $40,000 for the 17-month project period. 
Applications for lesser amounts also will be considered under this 
priority area.
    Matching Requirement: Grantees must provide at least 25 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. The non-Federal 
share maybe met by cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants 
are encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash 
contributions. Therefore, a project requesting $40,000 in Federal funds 
(based on an award of $40,000 per budget period), must include a match 
of at least $13,333 (25% of total project cost).
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
three projects may be funded at the maximum level; more than three 
projects may be funded depending on the number of acceptable 
applications for lesser amounts which are received.
    CFDA: 93.671 Family Violence Prevention and Services: Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended.
3. Priority Area Number FV03-94:
    Domestic Violence/Child Protective Services Collaboration:
    Eligible Applicants: State and local child protection agencies; 
Other State and local agencies, Territories, and Native American Tribes 
and Tribal Organizations who are recipients, or have been recipients, 
of Family Violence Prevention and Services Act grants; private 
nonprofit child welfare agencies; domestic violence advocacy 
organizations; and domestic violence State coalitions. Applicants must 
submit a signed Letter of Agreement between the public agency 
representing the child welfare/child protection responsibilities and 
the organization or coalition representing domestic violence advocacy 
organizations and their concerns. Either signatory to the Agreement may 
be the principal grantee. The Agreement to be submitted will 
specifically indicate the role each participant organization has in the 
implementation of the proposed project. Because the successful 
implementation of a proposed project would have implications for 
systemic/procedural change in the child welfare and/or the domestic 
violence community, the Letter of Agreement is mandatory.
    Purpose: To develop effective strategies for domestic violence 
services integration into child protection systems and strategies. To 
offer the applicant organizations an opportunity to design, develop, 
and collaborate on one of several issues or areas of concern between 
the child protection system and the domestic violence community. 
Efforts are to be focused on the development of curricula and materials 
and the implementation of training to be available. The training of 
child protection representatives and domestic violence advocates will 
be to enable the most efficient and effective response when 
encountering woman abuse in the course of child abuse and neglect 
investigations. Protocols for effective strategies of intervention need 
to be designed, developed and put in place to allow for the child 
protection system to assist and utilize the non-offending parent to 
protect her children.
    Applicants may propose to do one or more of the following: Plan and 
implement the training of child protection service workers, supervisors 
and social services providers on the relationship of domestic violence 
and child abuse and neglect; develop and implement domestic violence 
responsive policies to be adopted by the Statewide child protection 
services system; develop and implement through the child protection 
system a domestic violence specific curriculum which will become part 
of a mandatory training program; develop and implement Memoranda of 
Understanding between the child protection system and the domestic 
violence statewide system; and gather and submit data correlating abuse 
between adult partners and child abuse and neglect.
    Background: Based on a recent review of the literature, it has 
become evident that in the homes where the woman is battered the 
children were themselves more likely to be victims of child abuse and 
neglect. Domestic violence is surfacing as one of the highest risks to 
children. Domestic violence represents physical endangerment to the 
child as well as the possibility for developmental delay.
    In 1985, there were an estimated 795,000 abused children between 
the ages of 3 and 17 living in two-parent households (Gelles, Strauss, 
1987). According to these studies, men are the main perpetrators of 
domestic violence and commit 95 percent of all assaults on women. In 70 
percent of households in which women are abused, the men also commit 
child abuse (Schecter, 1982). Also, in 70 percent of child abuse cases 
treated at Boston Children's Hospital in 1991, the mother was abused as 
well.
    In an attempt to establish the actual relationship between child 
abuse and battering in families, 116 mothers of children ``darted'' or 
flagged in a single year for abuse or neglect at a metropolitan 
hospital were studied by Stark and Flitcraft (1984). These examinations 
revealed that 45 percent of the abused children had mothers who 
themselves were being physically abused and another 5 percent had 
mothers whose relationships were ``full of conflict,'' although abuse 
was not verified. Bowker, Arbitell and McFerron (1988) reported that 
children whose mothers had been battered were more likely to be 
physically abused and less likely to be ``neglected'' than children 
whose mothers had not been battered. In Hilberman and Munson's (1987) 
research, they found evidence of physical and/or sexual abuse of 
children in 20 of the 60 cases they studied. They concluded: ``There 
seems to be two styles of abuse: the husband beats the wife who beats 
the children, and/or the husband beats both his wife and children.''
    Project Duration: The length of the project should not exceed 17 
months.
    Federal Share of the Project: The maximum Federal share of the 
project is not to exceed $50,000 for the 17 month project period. 
Applications for lesser amounts also will be considered for this 
project.
    Matching Requirement: Grantees must provide at least 25 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. The non-Federal 
share maybe met by cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants 
are encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash 
contributions. Therefore, a project requesting $50,000 in Federal funds 
(based on an award of $50,000 per budget period), must include a match 
of at least $16,666 (25% of total project cost).
    Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that 
five projects may be funded at the maximum level; more than five 
projects may be funded depending on the number of acceptable 
applications for lesser amounts which are received.
    CFDA: 93.671 Family Violence Prevention and Services: Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended.

Part III--The Review Process

A. Eligible Applicants

    Before applications are reviewed, each application will be screened 
to determine that the applicant organization is an eligible applicant 
as specified under the selected priority area. Applications from 
organizations which do not meet the eligibility requirements for the 
priority area will not be considered or reviewed in the competition, 
and the applicant will be so informed.
    Each priority area description contains information about the types 
of agencies and organizations which are eligible to apply under that 
priority area. Since eligibility varies among priority areas, it is 
critical that the ``Eligible Applicants'' section under each specific 
priority area be read carefully.
    Only agencies and organizations, not individuals, are eligible to 
apply under any of the priority areas. On all applications developed 
jointly by more than one agency or organization, the applications must 
identify only one organization as the lead organization and official 
applicant. The other participating agencies and organizations can be 
included as co-participants, subgrantees or subcontractors.
    Any non-profit agency which has not previously received an award 
from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services must submit 
proof of non-profit status with its grant application.
    The non-profit agency can accomplish this by either making 
reference to its listing in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) most 
recent list of tax-exempt organizations or submitting a copy of its 
letter from the IRS under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3). ACF cannot fund a 
non-profit applicant without acceptable proof of its non-profit status.

B. Review Process and Funding Decisions

    Timely applications will be reviewed and scored competitively. 
Experts in the field, generally persons from outside of the Federal 
government, will use the appropriate evaluation criteria listed later 
in this Part to review and score the applications. The results of this 
review are a primary factor in making funding decisions.
    OCS reserves the option of discussing applications with, or 
referring them to, other Federal or non-Federal funding sources when 
this is determined to be in the best interest of the Federal government 
or the applicant. It 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 OCS in making funding decisions.
    In making decisions on awards, OCS may give preference to 
applications which focus on or feature: Minority 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 
involved in the administration or delivery of 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 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, OCS may also take 
into account the need to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort.

C. Evaluation Criteria

    Using the appropriate evaluation criteria below, a panel of at 
least three reviewers (primarily experts from outside the Federal 
government) will review each application. Applicants should ensure that 
they address each minimum requirement in the priority area description 
under the appropriate section of the Program Narrative Statement.
    Reviewers will determine the strengths and weaknesses of each 
proposal in terms of the appropriate evaluation criteria listed below, 
provide comments and assign numerical scores. The point value following 
each criterion heading indicates the maximum numerical weight that each 
section may be given in the review process.

Review Criteria for All Priority Areas

    Applications under all priority areas will be evaluated against the 
following criteria.
    1. Objectives and Need for the Project (20 points). State the 
specific objectives and needs addressed by the project in terms of its 
national or regional significance, its theoretical importance, its 
applicability to policy and practice. Provide a detailed discussion of 
the ``state-of-the-art'' relative to the problem or area addressed by 
the proposal and indicate how the proposed effort will impact on it. 
State the goals or service objectives of the proposal. Provide 
supporting documentation or other testimonies from concerned interests 
other than the applicant. Summarize, evaluate and relate relevant data, 
based on planning or demonstration studies to the proposed project. The 
application must identify the specific topics or program areas to be 
served by the proposed project.
    2. 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 
proposal, the extent to which the application indicates the anticipated 
contributions to policy, practice, and theory, and the extent to which 
the proposed project costs are reasonable in view of the expected 
results. Identify, in specific terms, the results and benefits, for 
target groups and human service providers, to be derived from 
implementing the proposed project. Describe how the expected results 
and benefits will relate to previous demonstration efforts. Describe in 
detail evaluation plans and procedures which are capable of measuring 
the degree to which the project objectives have been accomplished.
    3. 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; 
relates each task to the objectives and identifies the key staff member 
who will be the lead person; provides a chart indicating the timetable 
for completing each task, the lead person, and the time committed; 
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 extent to which, when applicable, 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.
    4. Level of Effort: (25 Points). Staffing pattern--Describe the 
staffing pattern for the proposed project, clearly linking 
responsibilities to project tasks and specifying the contributions to 
be made by key staff.
    Competence of staff--Describe the qualifications of the project 
team including any experiences working on similar projects. Also, 
describe the variety of skills to be used, relevant educational 
background and the demonstrated ability to produce final results that 
are comprehensible and usable. One or two pertinent paragraphs on each 
key member are preferred to vitae/resumes. However, vita/resumes may be 
included in the ten pages allowed for attachments/appendices.
    Adequacy of resources--Specify the adequacy of the available 
facilities, resources and organizational experience with regard to the 
tasks of the proposed project. List the financial, physical and other 
sources to be provided by other profit and nonprofit organizations. 
Explain how these organizations will participate in the day to day 
operations of the project.
    Budget--Relate the proposed budget to the level of effort required 
to obtain project objectives and provide a cost/benefit analysis. 
Demonstrate that the project's costs are reasonable in view of the 
anticipated results.
    Collaborative efforts--Discuss in detail and provide documentation 
for any collaborative or coordinated efforts with other agencies or 
organizations. Identify these agencies or organizations and explain how 
their participation will enhance the project. Letters from these 
agencies and organizations discussing the specifics of their commitment 
must be included in the application.
    Authorship--The authors of the application must be clearly 
identified together with their current relationship to the applicant 
organization and any future project role they may have if the project 
is funded.
    Applicants should note that non-responsiveness to the section 
``Minimum Requirements for Project Design'' will result in a low 
evaluation score by the panel of expert 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 is less likely to score as well as one which is more 
clearly focused on and directly responsive to the concerns of that 
specific priority area.

D. Available Funds

    OCS intends to award grants resulting from this announcement during 
the fourth quarter of FY 1994. The size of the actual awards will vary. 
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 ``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.

E. Grantee Share of Project Costs

    Federal funds will be provided to cover up to 75% of the total 
allowable project costs. Therefore, the non-Federal share must amount 
to at least 25% of the total (Federal plus non-Federal) project cost. 
This means that, for every $3 in Federal funds received, up to the 
maximum amount allowable under each priority area, applicants must 
contribute at least $1.
    For example, the cost breakout for a project with a total cost of 
$56,666 to implement would be: 

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    Federal request         Non-Federal share           Total cost      
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$50,000................            $16,666                  $56,666     
75%....................                25%                    100%      
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Part IV--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 as part of this publication 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

    This program is covered under Executive Order 12372, (E.O.) 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR part 100, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Program and Activities.'' Under the E.O., States may design their own 
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance 
under covered programs.
    All States and territories, except Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, 
Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, 
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, 
American Samoa and Palau, have elected to participate in the E.O. 
process and have established a Single Points of Contact (SPOCs). 
Applicants from these eighteen jurisdictions need take no action 
regarding E.O. 12372. Applicants for projects to be administered by 
Federally-recognized Indian tribes are also exempt from the 
requirements of E.O. 12372. Otherwise, applicants should contact their 
SPOCs as soon as possible to alert them of the prospective applications 
and receive any necessary instructions. Applicants must submit any 
required material to the SPOCs as soon as possible so that OCS can 
obtain and review SPOC comments as part of the award process. It is 
imperative that the applicant submit all required materials, if any, to 
the SPOC and indicate the date of this submittal (or the date of 
contact if no submittal is required) on the Standard Form 424, item 
16a.
    Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from 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 differentiate clearly between mere advisory comments and 
those official State process recommendations which may trigger the 
``accommodate or explain'' rule.
    When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they should be 
addressed to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration 
for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20447.
    A list of the Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory 
is included at the end of this announcement.

B. Deadline for Submittal of Applications

    The closing date for submittal of applications under this program 
announcement is found at the beginning of this program announcement 
under DATES. Applications shall be considered as meeting the announced 
deadline if they are either:
    1. Received on or before the deadline date at: Administration for 
Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor, 
OFM/DDG, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447, or
    2. Sent on or before the deadline date and received by ACF in time 
for the independent review under DHHS GAM Chapter 1 62. (Applicants are 
cautioned to request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or to 
obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal 
Service. Private metered postmarks shall not be acceptable as proof of 
timely mailing.)
    Late applications: Applications which do not meet the criteria 
stated above are considered late applications. The ACF shall notify 
each late applicant that its application will not be considered in the 
current competition.
    Extension of deadlines: The ACF may extend the deadline for all 
applicants due to acts of God, such as floods, hurricanes or 
earthquakes, etc., or when there is widespread disruption of the mail. 
However, if ACF does not extend the deadline for all applicants, it may 
not waive or extend the deadline for any applicant.

C. Instructions for Preparing the Application and Completing 
Application Forms

    The SF 424, SF 424A, Page 2 and certifications have been reprinted 
for your convenience in preparing the application. 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.
    In order to assist applicants in correctly completing the SF 424 
and SF 424A, instructions for these forms have been included at the end 
of Part IV of this announcement.
    Where specific information is not required under this program, NA 
(not applicable) has been preprinted on the form.
    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. An application should be 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 ACF 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 applicant organization. For 
applications developed jointly, enter the name of the lead organization 
only. There must be a single applicant for each application.
    ``Organizational Unit''--Enter the name of the primary unit within 
the applicant organization which will actually carry out the project 
activity. Do not use the name of an individual as the applicant. If 
this is the same as the applicant organization, leave the 
organizational unit blank.
    ``Address''--Enter the complete address that the organization 
actually uses to receive mail, since this is the address to which all 
correspondence will be sent. Do not include both street address and 
P.O. box number unless both must be used in mailing.
    ``Name and telephone number of the person to be contacted on 
matters involving this application (give area code)''--Enter the full 
name (including academic degree, if applicable) and telephone number of 
a person who can respond to questions about the application. This 
person should be accessible at the address given here and will receive 
all correspondence regarding the application.
    Item 6. ``Employer Identification Number (EIN)''--Enter the 
employer identification number of the applicant organization, as 
assigned by the Internal Revenue Service, including, if known, the 
Central Registry System suffix.
    Item 7. ``Type of Applicant''--Self-explanatory.
    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, 93.671, 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.
    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 17 month or less 
project period, the total amount requested.
    Item 15a. Enter the amount of Federal funds requested in accordance 
with the preceding paragraph. This amount should be no greater than the 
maximum amount specified in the priority area description.
    Items 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 cost-sharing or ``matching funds.'' The value of third party 
in-kind contributions should be included on appropriate lines as 
applicable. For more information regarding funding as well as 
exceptions to these rules, see Part III, Sections E and F, and the 
specific priority area description.
    Item 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 end of Part IV. 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 until 
September 30, 1994.
    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 total project 
period of 17 months or less.
    Section A--Budget Summary. This section includes a summary of the 
budget. On line 5, enter total Federal costs in column (e) and total 
non-Federal costs, including third party in-kind 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 total project period of 17 months or less. 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 budget justification should be included to explain fully 
and justify major items, as indicated below. The types of information 
to be included in the justification are indicated under each category. 
The budget justification should immediately follow the second page of 
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 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 costs 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-of-town 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. For State and local governments, including 
Federally recognized Indian Tribes, ``equipment'' is non-expendable, 
tangible, personal property having a useful life of more than one year 
and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit. For all other 
applicants, the threshold for equipment is $500 or more per unit. The 
higher threshold for State and local governments became effective 
October 1, 1988, through the implementation of 45 CFR part 92, 
``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements to State and local governments.''
    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 procurement contracts (except those which belong on other 
lines such as equipment, supplies, etc.) and contracts with secondary 
recipient organizations. Also include any contracts with organizations 
for the provision of technical assistance. Do not include payments to 
individuals on this line.
    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.
    Construction--Line 6g. Not applicable. New construction is not 
allowable.
    Other--Line 6h. Enter the total of all other costs. Where 
applicable, such costs may include, but are not limited to: Insurance; 
medical and dental costs; noncontractual fees and travel paid directly 
to individual consultants; local transportation (all travel which does 
not require per diem is considered local travel); space and equipment 
rentals; printing and publication; computer use; training costs, 
including tuition and stipends; training service costs, including wage 
payments to individuals and supportive service payments; and staff 
development costs. Note that costs identified as ``miscellaneous'' and 
``honoraria'' are not allowable.
    Justification: Specify the costs included.
    Total Direct Charges--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 (except local governments) 
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 HHS 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. In 
the case of training grants to other than State or local governments 
(as defined in title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, part 74), the 
Federal reimbursement of indirect costs will be limited to the lesser 
of the negotiated (or actual) indirect cost rate or 8 percent of the 
amount allowed for direct costs, exclusive of any equipment charges, 
rental of space, tuition and fees, post-doctoral training allowances, 
contractual items, and alterations and renovations.
    For training grant applications, the entry under line 6j should be 
the total indirect costs being charged to the project. The Federal 
share of indirect costs is calculated as shown above. The applicant's 
share is calculated as follows:
    (a) Calculate total project indirect costs (a*) by applying the 
applicant's approved indirect cost rate to the total project (Federal 
and non-Federal) direct costs.
    (b) Calculate the Federal share of indirect costs (b*) at 8 percent 
of the amount allowed for total project (Federal and non-Federal) 
direct costs exclusive of any equipment charges, rental of space, 
tuition and fees, post-doctoral training allowances, contractual items, 
and alterations and renovations.
    (c) Subtract (b*) from (a*). The remainder is what the applicant 
can claim as part of its matching cost contribution.
    Justification: Enclose a copy of the indirect cost rate agreement. 
Applicants subject to the limitation on the Federal reimbursement of 
indirect costs for training grants should specify this.
    Total--Line 6k. Enter the total amounts of lines 6i and 6j.
    Program Income--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.
    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 title 45 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 74.51, 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 in-kind contributions, if 
included.
    Section D--Forecasted Cash Needs. Not applicable.
    Section E--Budget Estimate of Federal Funds Needed For Balance of 
the Project. Not applicable.
    Totals--Line 20. Not applicable.
    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 17 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, 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 proposal. 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.
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 also provide information concerning how the 
application meets the evaluation criteria using the following headings:
    (a) Objectives and Need for the Project;
    (b) Results and Benefits Expected;
    (c) Approach; and
    (d) Level of Effort.
    The specific information to be included under each of these 
headings is described in Section C of Part III, Evaluation Criteria.
    The narrative should be typed double-spaced on a single-side of an 
8\1/2\''  x  11'' plain white paper, with 1'' margins on all sides. All 
pages of the narrative (including charts, references/footnotes, tables, 
maps, exhibits, etc.) must be sequentially numbered, beginning with 
``Objectives and Need for the Project'' as page number one. Applicants 
should not submit reproductions of larger size paper, reduced to meet 
the size requirement.
    The length of the application, including the application forms and 
all attachments, should not exceed 60 pages. A page is a single side of 
an 8\1/2\''  x  11'' sheet of paper. Applicants are requested not to 
send pamphlets, brochures or other printed material along with their 
application as these pose photocopy difficulties. These materials, if 
submitted, will not be included in the review process if they exceed 
the 60-page limit. 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 V--Assurances/Certifications
    Applicants are required to file an SF 424B, Assurances--Non-
Construction Programs, and the Certification Regarding Lobbying. Both 
must be signed and returned with the application. In addition, 
applicants must certify their compliance with: (1) Drug-Free Workplace 
Requirements; and (2) Debarment and Other Responsibilities. These 
certifications are self-explanatory. Copies of these assurances/
certifications are reprinted at the end of this announcement and should 
be reproduced, as necessary. A duly authorized representative of the 
applicant organization must certify that the applicant is in compliance 
with these assurances/certifications. A signature on the SF 424 
indicates compliance with the conditions set forth in the Drug Free 
Workplace Requirements, and Debarment and Other Responsibilities 
certifications located in Appendices and of this announcement.

D. Checklist for a Complete Application

    Applications may be mailed to the Department of Health and Human 
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Division of 
Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 6th Floor OFM/DDG, 
Washington, DC 20447.
    Hand delivered applications are accepted during the normal working 
hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on or prior to the 
established closing date at: Administration for Children and Families, 
Division of Discretionary Grants, 901 D Street, SW., 6th Floor (OCS 94-
08), OFM/DDG, Washington, DC 20447.
    The checklist below is for your use to ensure that your application 
package has been properly prepared.

--One original, signed and dated application, plus three 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 length does not exceed 60 pages, unless otherwise 
specified in the priority area description.
--A complete application consists of the following items in this order:

--Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424, REV 4-88);
--A completed SPOC certification with the date of SPOC contact entered 
in line 16, page 1 of the SF 424 if applicable.
--Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (SF 424A, REV 4-88);
--Budget justification for Section B--Budget 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.

E. The Application Package

    Each application package must include an original and three 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.
    Applicant should include a self-addressed, stamped acknowledgment 
card. All applicants will be notified automatically about the receipt 
of their application. If acknowledgment of receipt of your application 
is not received within eight weeks after the deadline date, please 
notify ACF by telephone at (202) 401-9233.

    Dated: June 10, 1994
Donald Sykes
Director; Office of Community Services.

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